36 Life Purpose-Inspiring Quotes

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it's easy to lose sight of what truly matters. We often find ourselves caught in routines, questioning the meaning behind our daily actions. To reignite that spark and guide us toward our true purpose, sometimes all it takes is a few words of wisdom. Dive into our carefully selected collection of 36 life purpose-inspiring quotes, each chosen to motivate, uplift, and encourage you to pursue a life filled with meaning and intention. Let these powerful insights help you rediscover your path and inspire you to live your best life.

1. “There comes a moment in life when you say to yourself – enough. This is ENOUGH! Then – you take a walk with your destiny. To change. To fulfill your purpose. We all have it. But are you willing to take that first step?” - Besa Kosova

2. “Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten that your state of consciousness is primary, all else secondary.” - Eckhart Tolle

3. “As the struggle for survival has subsided, the question has emerged: survival for what? Ever more people have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.” - Viktor Emil Frankl

4. “If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up someplace else.” - Yogi Berra

5. “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” - Shannon Alder

6. “All death reminds us that nothing is promised, only that life was worth it.” - Shannon Alder

7. “When you see people only as personalities, rather than souls with life missions to fulfill, you forever limit the growth and possibilities of what God has in store for another person.” - Shannon Alder

8. “He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” - Shannon L. Alder

9. “The most important thing in life is knowing the most important things in life.” - David F. Jakielo

10. “God makes each one of us for the time into which we are born. He creates us for a purpose. Our job is to know Him well, discover what He created us to do, and then do it for all we're worth for the rest of our lives. Ask God to show you your purpose. He will answer.” - Robin Lee Hatcher

11. “The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

12. “You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was.” - Anthon St. Maarten

13. “God will take your story and use it for a greater purpose.” - Shannon Alder

14. “You can not choose your calling. Your calling chooses you.” - Shannon Alder

15. “Often the inspiration to write music comes from the voices in your head. You’re not crazy. Just be thankful they are not making you rescue people in 20-degree weather at 2:30 in the morning in the forest.” - Shannon Alder

16. “Constantly exposing yourself to popular culture and the mass media will ultimately shape your reality tunnel in ways that are not necessarily conducive to achieving your Soul Purpose and Life Calling. Modern society has generally ‘lost the plot’. Slavishly following its false gods and idols makes no sense in a spiritually aware life.” - Anthon St. Maarten

17. “Finding oneself and one's path is like waking up on a foggy day. Be patient, and presently the fog will clear and that which has always been there can be seen. The path is already there to follow” - Rasheed Ogunlaru

18. “Life isn't worth living if you're not fighting for something. A lost cause is a life mission worthy of pursuit just to prove them wrong.” - Shannon Alder

19. “Work may be your dominant thought, and joy an afterthought. But joy is your true purpose, and work the afterthought.” - Alan Cohen

20. “I'd rather be single, happy, and lonely sometimes than married, lonely, and happy sometimes.” - Mark Fiore

21. “Don't Ever Sell Your Dream, it's Priceless” - Bernard Kelvin Clive

22. “According to the normal view, happiness is the summum bonum towards which we're naturally impelled by virtue - which in their definition means following one's natural impulses, as God meant us to do. But this includes obeying the instinct to be reasonable in our likes and dislikes. And reason also teaches us, first to love and reverence Almighty God, to Whom we owe our existence and our potential happiness, and secondly to get through life as comfortably and cheerfully as we can , and help all other members of our species to do so too.” - Thomas Moore

23. “The most important journey you will take in your life will usually be the one of self transformation. Often, this is the scariest because it requires the greatest changes, in your life.” - Shannon L. Alder

24. “Every person that has lived with purpose has at one time or another answered these questions: Do you remember who you were before the world, and it's evil stole your hope? Do you remember who you wanted to be before a religion, culture or organization told you to be something you were not? Do you remember what your dream was before they told you that it was unachievable? Do you remember the moments God kept taking you back to the one thing you were best at (but you kept denying it)? Do you remember the moments He handed you the opportunity and you walked away, instead? Do you remember the moments He kept closing the doors on the one thing you wanted because it wouldn't help you? Do you remember it was all going to be okay if you simply believed, but you gave up? For every bad moment, we blamed others, kept score, got even and forgot to live. When you remember your "true self", then you can begin to walk forward once again down the road to discovery, childhood dreams and your life purpose. (Writer's Conference, 2012)” - Shannon L. Alder

25. “Think about Isis,” Jaz repeated. “And Sadie…thereis a purpose. You taught us that. We choose to believe in Ma'at. We create order out of chaos, beauty and meaning out of ugly randomness. That's what Egypt is all about. That's why its name, its ren, has endured for millennia. Don't despair. Otherwise Chaos wins.” - Rick Riordan

26. “Sometimes you can be touched by God, but not healed. Often when this happens, he is using your pain for a greater purpose.” - Shannon L. Alder

27. “Who would you impress if the world was blind?” - Shannon L. Alder

28. “It is the apathetic person that sees the cause while the charitable person sees the need.” - Shannon L. Alder

29. “This much is true: When you are about to effect the lives of hundreds of people, Satan will do everything he can to prevent it from happening. Often pride and anger are his best assassins.” - Shannon L. Alder

30. “Life always begins with one step outside of your comfort zone.” - Shannon L. Alder

31. “Failing to meet your true destiny is a tragic act of free will.” - Anthon St. Maarten

32. “God can deliver you so well that some people won’t believe your testimony.” - Shannon L. Alder

33. “Nothing that happens to you was meant to be. The only thing about you that was meant to be is you. Blaze your own trail.” - George Alexiou

34. “It often felt like God had merely let me into a foyer where I could hear others playing my note in another room, with no way to get to the music. And that's really what I wanted to do. I wanted to play my note. I wanted to do the thing that made me feel alive.” - Susan E. Isaacs

35. “The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.” - Shannon L. Alder

36. “Children get food shelter pocket money longholidays and love, all of it apparently free gratis, and most of the little fools think it's a sort of compensation for having been born. 'There are no strings on me!' They sang; but I, pinnoccio, saw the strings. Parents are impelled by the profit motive - nothing more, nothing less. For their attentions, they expected, from me, the immense dividend of greatness.” - Salman Rushdie