“If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people.”
― The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
― The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
“Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.”
― The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
― The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
“We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.”
― The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
― The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
“Following the rules of your industry will only get you so far.”
― The Strategy Book
― The Strategy Book
“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”
― Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
― Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
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