I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money [not for purpose or passion]- has turned himself into a slave.
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.
You have safety and soundness as primary purpose of the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the other agencies which control banking regulation.
I read more books for research purposes, whether it's a fictionalized biography of Johannes Gutenberg or a stack of urban fantasies.
To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason.
When we move in a direction that touches our heart, we add to the momentum of deeper purpose that makes us feel more alive.
In real life, espionage and sex have so little to do with one another that for all practical purposes they could be married.
In such a case, it would be almost sure of success, if the active members of a society established for that purpose, were inclined to meet the poor as men, as brethren, and as Christians.
The spectacle of a great, solvent government paying a fictitious price for gold it did not want and did not need and doing it on purpose to debase the value of its own paper currency was one to astonish the world.
Your purpose, then, plainly stated, is, that you will destroy the Government, unless you be allowed to construe and enforce the Constitution as you please, on all points in dispute between you and us.
This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program.
All the charges you enumerate have been made with one purpose in mind-to place our office on the defensive and make us waste valuable time answering allegations that have no basis in fact.
Spiritual formation is for everyone. Just as there is an 'outer you' that is being formed and shaped all the time, like it or not, by accident or on purpose, so there is an 'inner you.' You have a spirit.
There are two ways of approaching your time on this planet: one is to sit around waiting for something to happen that will make sense of your existence, and the other is to get out there and find purpose for yourself.
Mr. Parker: Get the glue. Mother: We're out of glue. Mr. Parker: You used up all the glue on purpose!
Father: Mankind united with infinitely greater purpose in pursuit of war than he ever did in pursuit of peace.
Stef: Brand, God put that rock there for a purpose... and, um... I'm not so sure you should, um... move it...
The Unmarried Mother: [Referring to her future] This life. Is it lonely? The Bartender: No family. The Unmarried Mother: No. The Bartender: But, you do have a purpose.
Moses: [to Nefretiri] Yes. You may be the lovely dust through which God will work His purpose.
But if inventions have increased man's power over nature very much, then the real value of money is better measured for some purposes in labour than in commodities.
