"For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear."

Purpose, Day, Will

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"For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear."

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"But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them."

Truth, Purpose, Gold, Quantity

"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination."

Goal, May, Obstacles

"Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World."

Exploration, Light, Old, Sun, World

"I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence."

Purpose, Grace, Mercy

"For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps."

Intelligence, Execution, Mathematics

"Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier."

Man,

"I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April."

Exploration, April, Desire, Years

"No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service."

Fear, Intention, Name, Service

"Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long."

Exploration, Day

"Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there."

Night,

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"And die of nothing but a rage to live."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

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"What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse."

Edward Abbey, American Author

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"He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers."

Henry B. Adams, American Historian

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"My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures."

Sherman Alexie, American Writer

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"Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it."

James Allen, British Author

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"I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning."

A. R. Ammons, American Poet

Purpose, Man, Past, Reason

"I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

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"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary."

Cecil Beaton, English Photographer

Purpose, Vision, Integrity, Play

"The purpose of Plan Columbia was to deal with the increased cultivation and illegal activity associated with that cultivation concerning narco trafficking in Columbia."

Rand Beers, American Soldier

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"Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose."

Bo Bennett, American Businessman

Purpose, Visualization