Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish. – Adam Weishaupt
We actually believe in hope. But hope requires purpose. And purpose requires direction. – Charles Kennedy
Psychoanalysis is a terribly efficient instrument, and because it is more and more a prestigious instrument, we run the risk of using it with a purpose for which it was not made for, and in this way we may degrade it. – Jacques Lacan
Conserving fuel is fine, and it was great in the past. The problem is that the drivers don’t have to do it. It’s all done electronically. You sit there, and it saves fuel for you, and that defeats the purpose. – Jacques Villeneuve
Rhyme is a mnemonic device, an aid to the memory. And some poems are themselves mnemonics, that is to say, the whole purpose of the poem is to enable us to remember some information. – James Fenton
I’m just here for this one purpose, and that’s to try and get better each and every day and try and win as much as I can, while I can. – Jason Day
The purpose of the criminal justice system is both to rehabilitate and to punish. If we can rehabilitate somebody, that’s a huge, huge win. – Blake Farenthold
To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve – and to do that with a purpose. – Christine Lagarde
I received orders from Congress to proceed to Charleston in South Carolina, for the purpose of Co’operating with General Lincoln in the defense of that Capitol. – Abraham Whipple
Do we really need these big, gigantic, heavy rockets? What if we launch a rocket that’s empty, and its sole purpose is to act as a source of fuel on the Moon? Who should build that? Well, I think the U.S. should build that. – Buzz Aldrin
I can’t tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can’t tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning. – A. R. Ammons
What I’ve learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses. – Barry Diller
In the Bible, ordination – I don’t see that in the Scripture. In the Bible, it’s whether you’re filled with the Holy Spirit, whether you’re anointed by God, whether you’re called by God, whether you’re obedient to Him. I want to be those things, but I don’t see any purpose for me in being ordained. – Anne Graham Lotz
It’s a matter of choosing what is most important to you and putting that first. Once you have recognized your true purpose in life, this becomes much easier. – Clarence Clemons
The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live. – Ayn Rand
Even though I’m usually not conscious of it, I think drawing has always served a sort of therapeutic purpose in my life. There’s something about the process of translating the messy chaos of real life into a clean, simple drawing that’s always been comforting to me. – Adrian Tomine
The ultimate purpose of economics, of course, is to understand and promote the enhancement of well-being. – Ben Bernanke
For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear. – Christopher Columbus
If you’re trying to do multiple agendas, you’ll confuse yourself as a storyteller. If you have one purpose, everything else will fall into place. – Andrew Stanton
To compare Tensegrity with yoga or t’ai chi is not possible. It has a different origin and a different purpose. The origin is shamanic, the purpose is shamanic. – Carlos Castaneda
I’ve always felt quite singular, even as a child. That I must stay on track to keep my purpose. – Alice Walker
The sensors have many potential practical uses – in Government buildings, train carriages, cargo containers, on a soldier’s lapel – and are a thousand times cheaper than current sensors that are used for the same purpose. – Anne Campbell