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

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

Other quotes by Washington Irving

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. – Washington Irving

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Love
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I sometimes think one of the great blessings we shall enjoy in heaven, will be to receive letters by every post and never be obliged to reply to them. – Washington Irving

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Letters
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming griefand unspeakable love. – 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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[M]an is fulfilling the purpose of existence who no longer needs to have any purpose except to live. That is to say, who is content. – Ludwig Wittgenstein [see Dostoyevsky]
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Purpose

The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do. – Pau (Pablo) Casals

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You can accept reality, or you can persist in your purpose until reality accepts you. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in collegiate sports has to be in 1982 when we won UCLAs first NCAA title in track. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. – Neil Armstrong

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Rock and roll music – the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms. – Salman Rushdie

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