Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

“We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Our attitude is everything.”

“Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.”

“One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.”

“Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing alone when you're misunderstood.”

“Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful pedagogue.”

“Who can ever measure the benefit of a mother's inspiration?”

“Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice - godliness.”

“One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you're not.”

“Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.”

“People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets”

“Please, put aside all excuses and ask yourself, "What should I be doing?" Yes, you alone can make a difference. The question is, will you?”

“For there to be true maturity, people must be given room to grow, which includes room to fail.”

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

“Authentic men aren't afraid to show affection, release their feelings, hug their children, cry when they're sad, admit it when they're wrong, and ask for help when they need it.”

“Worry is a complete waste of energy. It solves nothing.”

“Know yourself, like yourself, be yourself.”

“Home is the bottom line of life, the anvil upon which attitudes and convictions are hammered out the single most influential force in our earthly existence. No price tag can adequately reflect its value.”

“Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.”

“Don't get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.”

“A story without context is like a diamond without a mounting. The stone may be beautiful lying loose on a table, but when it is carefully mounted in the right setting it can dazzle you with its brilliance and sparkling beauty.”

“Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned”

“I want to preach till the last breath in my lungs runs out.”

“When a person does something, it has the man or woman look about it. It drips with humanity. You can follow the logic of it and see the meaning behind it.”

“Precious few are those who can live in the lap of luxury ... who can keep their moral, spiritual and financial equilibrium ... while balancing on the elevated tightrope of success. ... there is about one in a hundred who can dance to the tune of success without paying the piper named Compromise.”

“If we choose to be offended when we don't get our own way,Then we're going to live constantly on the edge of anger.But if we say to ourselves, " A merry heart does good like a medicine,"It'll make all the difference in the world.”