Purpose Quotes

“hours have passed without you noticing. • Meaning. According to Seligman, this involves “belonging to and serving something that you believe is bigger than the self.”25 Meaning is almost always tied to how we interact with others.26 • Accomplishment. This often involves doing things just for the sake of doing them. It can satisfy important needs, but taken to extremes it can also lead to a deterioration of personal relationships. • Positive Relationships. These, again, are just what you think they are: warm and nurturing relationships, especially with close friends and family, which give us a sense of peace, happiness, security, and well-being.”
― Samuel T. Wilkinson, Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence

“To be sure, a human being is a finite thing, and his freedom is restricted. It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions….”
― Samuel T. Wilkinson, Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence

“The rate of violent crime in Singapore is minuscule compared to Jamaica, the United States, or even relatively peaceful Canada, whose assault rate is about fifty times greater than Singapore’s. Singapore has the lowest murder rate in the world, alongside Japan. Why is Singapore so different? The government doesn’t pump pacifying chemicals into the water supply. The explanation presumably lies in the Singaporean culture, which is one of law-abidingness, strict discipline in families, and lack of poverty, plus harsh criminal penalties, among other factors.”
― Samuel T. Wilkinson, Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence