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Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. - Washington Irving

Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. – Washington Irving

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Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant. – Washington Irving

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The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I dont mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead. – Ken Blanchard

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Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose. – Leo Buscaglia

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The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder — waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you. – Thomas Carlyle

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When he walks he casts a shadow of purpose. – Terri Guillemets

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Im at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so theres really nothing else that I worry about. – Lance Bass

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You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. – Desmond Tutu

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You are more likely to act yourself into feelings, than feel yourself into action. – Jerome Bruner

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I have to say when we talk about the treatment of these prisoners that I would guess that these prisoners wake up every morning thanking Allah that Saddam Hussein is not in charge of these prisons. – James Inhofe

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