"No, the thing that makes for greatness is……" — Charles R. Swindoll
"No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task."
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Charles R. Swindoll
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246 Quotes by Charles R. Swindoll
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People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change
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The habit of always putting off an experience until you can afford it, or until the time is right, or…
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If you are having difficulty loving or relating to an individual, take him to God. Bother the Lord with this…
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If you're running a 26-mile marathon, remember that every mile is run one step at a time. If you are…
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If our perfect Lord is gracious enough to take our worst, and ugliest, our most boring, our least successful, and…
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Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with…
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Leadership is influence. To the extent we influence others, we lead them.
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Anyone who influences others is a leader.
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Don't be afraid of outgiving God. It is impossible to do that.
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
— Aristotle
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
— Saint Augustine
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.
— Richard Bach
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
— Francis Bacon
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The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
— Roger Bannister
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So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with…
— Abu Bakar Bashir
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It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when…
— Alexander Graham Bell
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Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.
— Alfred Adler
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If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
— Milton Berle
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Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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