10 Quotes about Life & Purpose

by Jo-Ann Downey on September 1, 2009

in Inspiration

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  “The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.”  Eleanor Roosevelt

∞  “Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” Annie Dillard

  “Whether you think that you can, or you can’t, you are usually right.” Henry Ford

  “He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking-glass.” James Allen

 “Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t, it’s of no use.” Carlos Castaneda

 I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Henry David Thoreau

 “A human being is a deciding being.” Viktor Frankl

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”   Marcel Proust

 “I shut my eyes in order to see.”  Paul Gauguin

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln

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Liz September 2, 2009 at 4:55 pm

Two wonderful quotes from Very Smart Girls:

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” Eleanor Roosevelt

“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” Karen Kaiser Clark

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Anurag Kaushik December 27, 2011 at 9:37 am

change the live in an optional way………………..

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Jo-Ann Downey September 2, 2009 at 7:12 pm

Liz,
Thank you for sharing your wonderful and inspiring quotes!

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Anurag Kaushik December 27, 2011 at 9:39 am

Let the world decide your future, and you just design the future of the destiny……….

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