As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.
Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited... It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.
The original purpose of the welfare state was to lift people into self-sufficiency, not to create a permanent underclass dependent on taxpayers.
I think that I have a seriousness of purpose, a lot of support, and a healthy amount of good fortune.
What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
The priesthood of God is a shield. It is a shield against the evils of the world. That shield needs to be kept clean; otherwise, our vision of our purpose and the dangers around us will be limited.
'What is the purpose of the universe?' is a silly question.
The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours.
In 'The Plato Papers' I wanted to get another perspective on the present moment by extrapolating into the distant future. So in that sense, there's a definite similarity of purpose between a book set in the future and a book set in the past.
The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler.
A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
I've always felt quite singular, even as a child. That I must stay on track to keep my purpose.
If an artist is driven primarily by social responsibility, I think the art probably suffers because, again, just as leadership has a rather defined end point or purpose, social responsibility would seem to have a very clear moral context.
I've moved about 10 times over the past 15 years. I don't move for the sole purpose of getting rid of stuff. I'm not crazy. I also move so that I never have to wash any windows.
The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which business renders.
The fame and the money and all that stuff that comes along with it is all great, but that's not the sole purpose of why I make music.
Anyone that I've ever worked with, it's not like I just meet you or someone throws us together for the sole purpose of coming up with a song that's gonna be a hit. I have to have some sort of relationship, or we had to have interacted on some other sort of level and that's when it feels most natural.
The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.
Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain.
All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts.
