Candace Cameron Bure > Quotes

“There will never be another woman who owns the look, the personality, and the experience that you do. Those ingredients make up the recipe that defines who you are, and it's your gift from the Lord - own it.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“Kind and classy women celebrate the other women in every room rather than sizing them up.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“God created each one of us in our own unique way. Just like a snowflake we all hold a blueprint that differs one from another. It's great to lose weight and keep our bodies healthy and strong, but it's also important that we appreciate who we are today - with or without extra pounds.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“We are surrounded by advertisements that keep us focused on what we don't have, what we should have, and how we can get it. Everything to take our eyes off the fact that there is a Holy God to whom we'll be accountable.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“Delight in yourself knowing that God made you just the way He wanted you to be. Own it.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“Your integrity is worth so much more than proving a point or having the last word.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“A day without prayer is a day wasted of an opportunity to see God's hand in my life.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose

“But the things that make a woman feel good inside and out—and make those around her feel good and happy to be with her—are not for sale. Things like kindness, self-discipline, purpose, humility, grace, confidence, hospitality, and peace cannot be marketed in a slick magazine ad or in a movie.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“Kindness is incredibly powerful because it is so unlike what most of us see every day. It does not come naturally to us. We have to work at it and build it, like a muscle. But when we do, it stands out.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matt. 6:34)”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“He has given us life, and we can either live that life with joy, believing that we can make a difference, or we can wallow in sorrow believing we can't.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“Say goodbye to bad hair days and bad heart days alike by remembering that you are God’s masterpiece, sharing a smile, and spreading contagious joy. That’s the real secret of every class act.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“How it must pain God when He frees us from slavery, whether it be to food, alcohol, overspending, smoking, binging, purging . . . whatever our stronghold is, only to find us returning to it once again, hoping to find tranquility—excusing the struggle we have with our weakness so we can worship and cling to the calf once again.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“Author Mark Twain said, "The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable ones then starting on the first one.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future'" (Jer. 29:11).”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Balancing It All: My Story Of Juggling Priorities and Purpose

“The story of Samson, whose secret to strength was his uncut hair, may well typify the power we have when God is on our head; but it also illustrates the power that persistence holds to weaken our strength. Even the strongest resolve becomes weak when faced with negative thoughts time and again.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“God created each one of us in our own unique way. Just like a snowflake we all hold a blueprint that differs one from another. It's great to lose weight and keep our bodies healthy and strong, but it's also important that we appreciate who we are today—with or without extra pounds.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“An empowered woman believes she can do anything because her own strength, courage, boldness, and drive are enough. An in-powered woman believes she can do anything because God is enough.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Balancing It All: My Story Of Juggling Priorities and Purpose

“We can start by living by the Spirit while we stop following the heart of discontentment and doubt.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“In addition to trainers and buddies, we have an additional support system on which I have relied, Jesus Christ. When the changes we make are anchored in the will of God and when our love for God becomes the driving force in our lives, we discover the ultimate trainer is with us, cheering us on.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness

“the things that make a woman feel good inside and out—and make those around her feel good and happy to be with her—are not for sale. Things like kindness, self-discipline, purpose, humility, grace, confidence, hospitality, and peace cannot be marketed in a slick magazine ad or in a movie.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“kindness seeks to give—without thought or condition of return.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“We control how we behave and how we think, and that’s about it! Yes, we can handle those things to the best of our ability. Anything outside of that? Let it go.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“The truth in God’s Word isn’t always easy to digest. It doesn’t always feel good to live like He’s called us to live. Sometimes we feel beat up and bruised as we seek to swim upstream against the culture and live out His plan, but He stretches us in ways that are ultimately for our good.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction

“I hope you’ll take the next right step today and choose just one way to be kind. Then another. Then another. Then another. Here’s a few ideas to get you started. Write a thank-you note. Extend an invitation. Bring muffins to the office. Offer someone a ride to the airport. Donate blood. Challenge yourself to go a day without saying anything negative. Call your grandmother. Look at the month ahead for birthdays and plan something special for a friend or family member. Send a care package. Send congrats flowers for a friend who reached a new milestone. Make a double batch of soup and bring half to someone who just moved. Wave at kids on a school bus.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“Women who clearly feel good in their own skin have a light that shines from within.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously

“While it’s true that peace, joy, and love are gifts that God loves to give His children, He never promises that our lives will be problem-free.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction

“Joy isn’t the same as happiness. Happiness is totally dependent on external circumstances. If things go well, we are happy. If things don’t go well, those happy feelings end. Joy comes from something deeper and more significant. It is not dependent on circumstances, but is a consistent, unsinkable response to what Christ has done for us, instead of what is currently happening to us.”
― Candace Cameron Bure, Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction