Charles R. Swindoll Inspirational Quotations

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are.

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

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent of how I react to it. And so it is with you. we are in charge of our attitudes.

Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.

Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with others in community, and from affirming people's unique worth. It also steals contentment from the heart. Is there anything or anyone you are envious of?

Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.

If our perfect Lord is gracious enough to take our worst, and ugliest, our most boring, our least successful, and forgive them, burying them in the depths of the sea, then it's high time we give each other a break.

Anyone who influences others is a leader.

Leadership is influence. To the extent we influence others, we lead them.