Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

“If the pace and the push, the noise and the crowds are getting to you, it's time to stop the nonsense and find a place of solace to refresh your spirit”

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.”

“If you want to be a person with a large vision, you must cultivate the habit of doing the little things well.”

“If we want the advantages of love, then we must be willing to take the risks of love. And that requires vulnerability. Of course, we can refuse this path and trod another one devoid of openness. But the toll on such a road is extremely high.”

“Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hopes. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.”

“Servants must be big people. Big enough to go on, remembering the right and forgetting the wrong.”

“How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success. It's treasures are priceless - but they can be stolen.”

“Leaders need to cultivate two things: a righteous heart and a rhinoceros skin.”

“If you never get criticized, chances are you aren't getting anything done.”

“Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.”

“I am often the brunt of my own humor.”

“One essential ingredient for being an original in the day of copies is courageous vision.”

“Take charge of your thoughts!”

“The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.”

“On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don't quit, whatever you do. Persevere.”

“Pride leaves no room for grace.”

“When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.”

“The pursuit of happiness is a matter of choice...it is a positive attitude we choose to express. It is not a gift delivered to our door each morning, nor does it come through the window. And it is certain that our circumstances are not the things that make us joyful. If we wait for them to get just right, we will never laugh again.”

“The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.”

“When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.”

“10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.”

“The past is over... forget it. The future holds hope... reach for it.”

“There is only one you. God wanted you to be you. Don't you dare change just because you're outnumbered!”

“Boldness in the course of a noble fight is worth the risk... If you stand on truth, you'll only regret your timidity later, but you'll never regret being bold.”

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.”