Charles R. Swindoll People Quotations

There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak.

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

When you are giving people the gospel, you are giving them something to believe, and you have to set the stage for that. You don't just drive up and dump the truck and drive off.

I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.

Nothing is more bothersome to me than retiring. Weird things happen when you disengage; first you get negative, then you start telling people about your latest surgeries, and eventually you lose touch. I want to stay in touch.

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

No one is immune to temptation. Not even a hero. Not even a nobody. Not even people like you and me. Lust is never very far away. And just when you least expect it, there it is again.

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

The Promised Land was a tangible representation of God's ultimate desire for His people, but they failed to comprehend His gift for at least three reasons: It was unconditionally promised, it was outrageously generous, and it was absolutely free. None of those make sense in the world as we know it...

We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.

People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change

People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream of some distant ship coming in. Rather, they visualize in their minds that they are not quitters; they will not allow life's circumstances to push them down and hold them under.

Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!

If you only knew what God had to take me through to get me to the place where he could use me to be a blessing to other people, I doubt whether you would be willing to pay the price.

People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.

God never calls His people to accomplish anything without promising to supply their every need.

Sometimes people can't see past us to hear our message. We never have a second chance to leave a first impression.

People are far more important than rigid rules and demanding expectations.

In the wilderness, God's covenant people struggled with a choice between feeding their bellies and nourishing their souls. God provided manna-a breadlike food that fell to the ground during the night-to sustain the wandering Israelites and to teach them how to value His Word more than physical fulfillment.

If God's people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be - it must be - compassion.

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

The happiest people I know are the ones who have learned how to hold everything loosely and have given the worrisome, stress-filled, fearful details of their lives into God's keeping.

In spite of our high-tech world and efficient procedures, people remain the essential ingredient of life.

Life...as God intended it enables us to live above the drag of fear, superstition, shame, pessimism, guilt, anxiety, worry, and all the negativity that keeps people from seizing each day as a gift from Him.

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