Vision … is essential for survival. (Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) Swindoll continues: “[Vision] is spawned by faith, sustained by hope, sparked by imagination and strengthened by enthusiasm. It is greater than sight, deeper than a...
Ideas [can] stand on their own. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 20th century pastor and martyr) Great minds discuss ideas. But to support our personal opinions, we often look for analogies or axioms that will win the argument of ideas. As Bonhoeffer...
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. (Elbert Hubbard, American writer and publisher) Teachers might ask themselves, “Are we creating merely satisfied students or motivating...
Readers are leaders. (Michael Hyatt, author and publisher) Conversely, leaders are readers. Hyatt continues: “Reading makes us better thinkers, improves our people skills, and helps us master communication.” Eric Metaxas, another current author...
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex. It takes genius to move in the opposite direction. (E. F. Schumacher, 20th century British economist) In the United States, April 1 is jokingly referred to as “April Fools’ Day,” often...
I’m continually reminded that most times influence is not big and flashy. It’s not done in large gulps or in front of the masses, but in small quiet doses over long periods of time. (Suanne Camfield, writer and speaker) We would like...
All human beings are alike in seeking happiness. Where they differ is in the objects from which they seek it. (Os Guinness, British social critic) “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are the rights of Americans, according to the...
Always remember, the closer you get to realizing a dream or breakthrough, the greater the resistance becomes. Don’t stop! It’s just a test. (Jon Gordon, leadership author and speaker) After things have gone well in your pursuit of a...
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it. (Martin Luther King, Jr, 20th century civil rights leader) The violence and acrimony that we see demonstrated on television...
I’m not funny. What I am is brave. (Lucille Ball, TV comedian) “I Love Lucy” was a hilarious, slapstick, TV situation comedy that played many years. Ball says she was “not funny,” which will be a surprise to most of her viewers. Her bravery...
Don’t try to control the situation. Focus on controlling yourself. (Tim Kight, leadership writer) Some people seem to be control-freaks. They simply must be in charge. In facing difficult circumstances, most of us will do better if we...
When you hold resentment, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. (Catherine Ponder, Religious leader and author) When we are greatly offended by someone, we tend to react strongly, not only to...
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