{"quotes":[{"text":"Everyone has a purpose in life - even if yours is to go through it believing you don't have one!","author":"Mani S. Sivasubramanian","tags":["icedropbook","purpose","purpose-driven-life","purpose-in-life","purpose-of-life","purposeful-living","the-icedrop"],"id":237,"author_id":"Mani+S.+Sivasubramanian"},{"text":"It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["adversity","calling","eagle","matshona-dhliwayo","purpose-of-life","purpose","storm","storm","storms-of-life","vocation"],"id":2827,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"Human beings are so destructive. I sometimes think we're a kind of plague, that will scrub the earth clean. We destroy things so well that I sometimes think, maybe that's our function. Maybe every few eons, some animal comes along that kills off the rest of the world, clears the decks, and lets evolution proceed to its next phase.","author":"Michael Crichton","tags":["evolution","meaning-of-life","purpose-of-life"],"id":3213,"author_id":"Michael+Crichton"},{"text":"The only person to influence the direction and purpose of your life is the one who gave it. God!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["almighty-god","bible","christ","christ-jesus","creator","destiny","direction","directions","directions-in-life","food-for-thought","god","godly","holy-spirit","influence","israelmore-ayivor","jehovah","jesus","jesus-christ","leaders","leadership","life","martin-luther","martin-luther-king","martin-luther-king-jr","purpose","purpose-of-life","saint","saints","scripture"],"id":3811,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"You were born into the world to fulfill a specific purpose in life. May you recognised your unique calling.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["calling","calling-on-god","calling-people","callings","potential","potential-for-greatness","purpose","purpose-driven","purpose-in-life","purpose-of-life","purpose-of-living","purposeful","purposeful-living","purposes","specific"],"id":5126,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"If we really exist merely to fulfill God’s plan: then life is a television drama; with God being the scriptwriter, the director, and, the audience.","author":"Mokokoma Mokhonoana","tags":["audience","director","drama","god","god-s-plan","humor","humour","life","purpose-of-life","religion","scriptwriter","television","tv"],"id":5168,"author_id":"Mokokoma+Mokhonoana"},{"text":"I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, nor did I have access to information like you do today via the internet. I had to learn everything the hard way. And I had to become a scientist the old-fashioned way, which is, not through academia, but through trial and error. And my hardship opened up unforeseen gateways of perception in my mind. And through these gateways, today the whole world is able to see its inner self.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["braveheart","character","character-building","courage","courageous","faith-in-the-self","inspiring","leadership","life-lesson","motivational","neuroscience","perception","philosopher","purpose-of-life","pursuit-of-passion","scientist","self-awareness","self-realization","thinker"],"id":5466,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"There is nothing better in life than commitment to personal development and lifelong learning.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["commit","commitment","commitment-and-attitude","learn","learning","learning-by-doing","learning-from-mistakes","learning-to-live","learning-to-love-yourself","life-and-living","life-changing","life-experience","life-lessons","life-long-learning","life-philosophy","life","person","personal","personal-development","personal-development-insights","personal-planning","personal-responsibility","personalities","personality","purpose","purpose-driven","purpose-driven-life","purpose-in-life","purpose-of-life","purposeful","purposeful-living","purposes","self-of-purpose-driven","sense-of-being","sense-of-freedom","sense-of-humor","sense-of-purpose","sense-of-self","sense-of-touch","sense-of-wonder"],"id":5750,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"There is a sense of danger in leaving what you know, even if what you know isn’t much. These mill towns with their narrow lanes and often narrow minds were all I really knew and I feared that if I left it behind, I would lose it and not find anything to replace it. The other reason I didn’t want to go was because I wanted to be the kind of person who stays, who builds a stable and predictable life. But I wasn’t one of the people, nor would I ever be.  I had a vision for my life. It wasn’t clear, but it was beautiful and involved leaving my history and my poverty behind me. I wasn’t happy about who I was or where I was, but I didn’t worry about it. It didn’t define me. We’re always in the making. God always has us on his anvil, melting, bending and shaping us for another purpose.  It was time to change, to find a new purpose.","author":"John William Tuohy","tags":["leaving-home","purpose-of-life","the-unknown"],"id":11103,"author_id":"John+William+Tuohy"},{"text":"When you find your path in life and are in sync with your primary missions in this lifetime, everything else just falls into place.","author":"Paul O'Brien","tags":["destiny","inspirational","life-path","life","purpose-of-life","purposeful-living","spiritual","spirituality"],"id":12209,"author_id":"Paul+O%27Brien"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":426,"pages":43,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}