"God doesn't want our success; He wants us.……" — Charles Colson
"God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience."
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Charles Colson
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40 Quotes by Charles Colson
Charles Colson has 40 quotes on this site.
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God is dead not because He doesn't exist, but because we live, play, procreate, govern, and die as though He…
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We should always pray with as much earnestness as those who expect everything from God; we should always act with…
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No, you can take it from an expert in cover-ups-I've lived through Watergate-that nothing less than a resurrected Christ could…
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Knowing that we are fulfilling God's purpose is the only thing that gives rest to the restless human heart.
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The true mark of a Christian leader is trying to build up other people. Raise up other leaders!
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Tolerance once meant that we could use our reason to discern good and evil in open debate. Today tolerance has…
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Life is a mess. And theology must be lived out in the midst of that mess.
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The BIBLE - banned, burned, beloved. More widely read, more frequently attacked than any other book in history. Generations of intellectuals…
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The dynamism and freedom that characterizes the West is the product of Christianity's reforming itself and moving forward culturally. The…
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Christians need to take the lead in educating people that children are gifts, as my autistic grandson most surely is.…
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I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
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One of the most wonderful things about being a Christian is that I don't ever get up in the morning…
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More Achievement Quotes
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
— Irving Babbitt
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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