16 Movie Quotes about Purpose (+ Sound Clips) - page 2

Updated: Mar 23, 2026

Memorable quotes about purpose, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

11 I've got one! I've got a special purpose! -You do? -Yes, it's fantastic! It's great! It's unbelievable! And I was afraid to tell you about it! Your mother's gonna love me!

Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson in The Jerk

12 It's a strange, stubborn faith you keep. To believe that existence has a purpose.

Jack Hawkins as Quintus Arrius in Ben-Hur (1959)

13 His voice traveled with such a still purpose. It was more than a voice. A man more than a man.

Quote from Ben-Hur (1959)

14 Well, I'm not empty anymore. That's what's important, to feel useful in this old world.

John Wayne as Davy Crockett in The Alamo (1960)

15 That is your purpose, Arthur. The quest for the Holy Grail.

Quote from Monty Python and the Holy Grail

16 Well, I can't help feeling that we're being watched. That there is some purpose behind it all.

Quote from The Angry Red Planet