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Friday, September 30, 2022

Renewal Quotes

Quotes About Renewal
  • "The renewal of our natures is a work of great importance. It is not to be done in a day. We have not only a new house to build up, but an old one to pull down." — George Whitefield
  • With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. --ELEANOR ROOSEVELT







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Colossians 3:11 a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.
2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Psalm 51:10 ESV Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Romans 12:2 ESV Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Isaiah 40:31 ESV But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Psalm 51:12 ESV Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Romans 12:1-2 ESV I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Blessings Quotes

Quotes About Blessings
  • In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. --JOHN MUIR
  • The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. --Dolly Parton
  • Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English Novelist 
  • I am too blessed to be stressed!
  • May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back And until we meet again May God hold you in the palm of his hand. Irish blessing
  • Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils. Livy
  • An attitude of gratitude creates blessings. Sir John Templeton
  • Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. W.T. Purkiser
  • Especially when it comes to difficulties and struggles, Blessing is found on the other side of obedience.
  • Even when you feel as though things aren't going well in your life, you have reasons to be grateful. Today, take time to appreciate the gift of life and all its wonders. Count your blessings and cherish what you have.
  • "The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." -- Eric Hoffer
  • It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed. --JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
  • Blessings sometimes show up in unrecognizable disguises. --Janette Oke
  • The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. --LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA







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Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
2 Corinthians 9:6 And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;
Philippians 4:19 ESV And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
James 1:17 ESV Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Numbers 6:24-26 ESV The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Choice Quotes

Quotes About Choices you make, make you.
  • The flower that follows the sun does so even on cloudy days. Robert Leighton 
  • Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both. Tryon Edwards 
  • Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. William Jennings Bryan
  • The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. William James
  • If you don't run your own life, someone else will. John Atkinson
  • Choice, not chance, determines destiny. -- Charles E. McKenzie
  • Every human has four endowments - self-awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change. --STEPHEN COVEY
  • The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously. --HENRY KISSINGER
  • I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. --GEORGE WASHINGTON
  • Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort. --Tom Rath
  • It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. --J.K. ROWLING
  • All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. --J. R. R. TOLKIEN








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1 Peter 2:9 and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;
Colossians 3:12 Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,
Romans 8:7 ESV For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.
Proverbs 16:16 ESV How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Bitterness Quotes

Quotes about Bitterness
  • We cannot live with bitterness because it will first manifest itself in our spirit, then in our emotions, and finally in our bodies. Tom Drout
  • One sprinkles the most sugar where the tart is burned. Dutch Proverb
  • Bitterness is like drinking poison & waiting for the other person to die.  Steve Ostten
  • Let your past make you better, not bitter.



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Hebrews 12:15 ESV See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Ephesians 4:31 ESV Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Acts 8:23 ESV For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”
Ephesians 4:31-32 ESV Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:26 ESV Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Hebrews 12:14-15 ESV Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Romans 3:14 ESV “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
Amos 5:7 The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
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Monday, September 26, 2022

Daily Quotes

Quotes About Daily
  • GOD gives us the ingredients for 'Our Daily Bread,' but HE expects us to do the 'Baking.'
  • God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed. --MAX LUCADO
  • The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.
  • All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
  • Daily gratitude is a fountain of blessing. --Lailah Gifty Akita
  • Daily love and kindness are the paths to a happy life. -- Amy Leigh Mercree
  • Small daily habits lead to long-term growth.
  • Every day is a chance to change your life.




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Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
1 Peter 3:1 Married women, in the same way, be submissive to your husbands, so that even if some of them disbelieve the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over by the daily life of their wives, after watching your daily life--
Luke 9:23 ESV And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
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Sunday, September 25, 2022

Single Quotes

Quotes About Singleness / Unmarried

  • I'm single, and I know exactly who I want.
  • When the soul is ready, Its mate will appear.
  • Single is not a status, but it's a word that describes a person who is strong enough to live and enjoy life without depending on others.
  • Being single is smarter than being in the wrong relationship.
  • I'm single because I was born that way. 



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Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Listen carefully, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will call his name Immanuel (God with us).
1 Corinthians 7:8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
Ruth 1:13 surely you would not want to wait until they were old enough to marry! Surely you would not remain unmarried all that time! No, my daughters, you must not return with me. For my intense suffering is too much for you to bear. For the Lord is afflicting me!"
1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ...
1 Corinthians 7:8 ESV To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:2 ESV But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
Hebrews 13:4 ESV Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Matthew 6:33 ESV But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
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Friday, September 23, 2022

Purpose Quotes

Quotes About Purpose
  • — Don't play just to play. — Play with purpose. — Play to win. 
  • A human activity having for its purpose the transmission of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen. (on the purpose of art). Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian Novelist
  • A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught! Thomas A. Kempis
  • A musician must make music, an artist must paint, and a poet must write if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) American Psychologist
  • Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. --MITCH ALBOM
  • Choose the fullness of the Lord's will, plan and purpose for your life.  Charles Stanley
  • Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.  ―W. Clement Stone
  • Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.  ―John F. Kennedy
  • Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. John F. Kennedy
  • Everyone has been made for some particular work and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.  ―Jalaluddin Rumi
  • God does not waste suffering; if he ploughs it is because He purposes a crop. J.O. Sanders
  • God has purposes for our lives that we may not know this side of eternity.  Zig Ziglar
  • Having a purpose makes it impossible to merely exist. When you have a definite reason for living, a  why behind every action, your passions and talents will drive you toward a happy, fulfilling destination.
  • Here is a test to see if your mission on earth is finished. If you're alive, it isn't. 
  • I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvelous Presence. Christopher Columbus
  • I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. –LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN
  • If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out. Arthur Koestler
  • If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.  ―Jack Canfield
  • It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist
  • It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something.  ―Winston S. Churchill
  • JOY is the result of serving God's purposes, from his perspective, by his power, & for his glory. Rick Warren
  • Life is filled with meaning as soon as Jesus Christ enters into it.  Stephen Neill
  • Man, made in the image of God, has a purpose - to be in relationship to God, who is there. Man forgets his purpose and thus he forgets who he is and what life means. Francis Schaeffer
  • Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows, Sydney J. Harris 
  • Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are ultimately to be at peace with themselves. What humans can be, they must be.  ―Abraham Maslow
  • No pleasure philosophy, no sensuality, no place nor power, no material success can for a moment give such inner satisfaction as the sense of living for good purposes, for maintenance of integrity, for the preservation of self-approval.  Minot Simons
  • People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.  ―Dalai Lama
  • Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.  ―John D. Rockefeller
  • Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose. G.K. Nielson
  • The best way to lengthen out our days is to walk steadily and with a purpose.  ―Charles Dickens
  • The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close. 
  • The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.  ―Terry Orlick
  • The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.  ―Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.  ―Barbara Hall
  • The person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.  ―Thomas Carlyle
  • The purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's in trouble. 
  • The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live. Mortimer Adler
  • The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The purpose of life is not to be happy. The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make some difference that you lived at all. Arthur H. Prince
  • The purpose of our lives is to be happy. Dalai Lama
  • The secret of success is a consistency of purpose. Benjamin Disraeli
  • The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.  ―Michel de Montaigne
  • The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going. Napoleon Hill
  • There is no joy the world can give like that which comes from joining good [people] in common purpose. Jim Tressel
  • To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life. Baruch Spinoza
  • To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.  ―James Allen
  • True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.  ―Helen Keller
  • What could you not accept, if you but knew that everything that happens, all events, past, present, and to come, are gently planned By One Whose only purpose is your good? A Course in Miracles
  • What is true happiness? It's not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller
  • You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.  ―Margaret Young
  • Your purpose in life is to use your gifts and talents to help other people. Your journey in life teaches you how to do that. Tom Krause
  • Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize. --HENRY JAMES
  • Better to fight for something than live for nothing. --George S. Patton
  • The meaning of life is to help others find the meaning of theirs. --VICTOR FRANKL
  • You were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. --DANTE ALIGHIERI
  • It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? --Henry David Thoreau
  • Many believe—and I believe—that I have been designated for this work by God. --MICHELANGELO



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Go Out And Live Life = The two greatest days in your life are the day you were born and the day you realize why … But most people don’t know what their purpose is. If you don’t know, don’t use that as an excuse not to do anything. Go find your purpose. Go out and make a glorious mess of life as you experiment. Go try things and live life! Find out what you like and don’t like, and have fun with it. In the absence of knowing what your purpose is, set goals and have fun going after them, learning and growing in the process.




Staying Mission-Minded Keeps You Motivated
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Your Mission Impacts Others = Mission should be the driver of our everyday pursuit of excellence. It is the opportunity we have to reach out and serve others. Connecting to your mission is also a powerful way to overcome burnout. You are in the service of others and in that service you matter.

Finding Our Purpose = Success is knowing your purpose in life. Until we know why we are here, how can we know we are successful? The mission, the calling we have, and the giftedness we have demands that we know what our purpose is. When we know why we are here, that is our purpose, that is our success. 


What are you good at? = "What is your purpose in life?" Once we figure out what that is, we begin to develop like we never have before. Remove the layers and watch your purpose unfold!



Allow Your Passion to Become Your Purpose = Are you questioning the path you are taking? Take a step back and remind yourself what your passion is. Then, let your passion light the way on your journey to discover your purpose.

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‘Why’ Before ‘Wow' = This isn’t about asking “why,” but instead knowing your “why.” The difference? Asking why keeps you stuck. But knowing your why, your purpose, your reason for existence, that propels you forward—that gives you wings to find your “wow!” Open up a whole new world by discovering your why.

Are you questioning the path you are taking? Take a step back and remind yourself what your passion is. Then, let your passion light the way on your journey to discover your purpose.


When You Discover What You’re Good at, Start DOING It
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Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 12:2 And let not your behavior be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.
1 John 1:9 If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].
Acts 3:19 So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day];
Jeremiah 29:11 ESV For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Matthew 28:18-20 ESV And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Romans 8:28 ESV And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 ESV The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
Proverbs 16:4 ESV The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Comfort Quotes

Quotes About Comfort / Discomfort

  • A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.
  • Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has. -- Billy Graham
  • Comfort is the enemy of achievement.
  • God didn't promise days without pain. Laughter without sorrow, nor sun without rain. But He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.
  • If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair. --C. S. LEWIS
  • Never tell your problems to anyone... 20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.




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Philippians 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Romans 1:12 that is, to have mutual comfort among you, each by the faith which is in the other, both yours and mine.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 ESV Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Psalm 23:4 ESV Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Matthew 11:28-30 ESV Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Psalm 119:76 ESV Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
Matthew 5:4 ESV “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Development Quotes

 Quotes About Development 

  • Develop success from failures. -- Dale Carnegie
  • Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself. -- Denis Waitley
  • You must develop yourself to be successful. -- John C. Maxwell




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Psalm 90:2 Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.
Proverbs 8:5 Learn to be shrewed, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.
2 Peter 1:5-7 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Good Quotes

Quotes About Good
  • ✔ Sweaty? ✔ Sore? ✔ Tired? Good. It's working. 
  • ...happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some can attain, while others have little or none . Aristotle
  • A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good. 
  • A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. Nelson Mandela
  • A good laugh is sunshine in a house. William Makepeace Thackeray
  • A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit. Arnold Glasow
  • A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. George S. Patton
  • A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world. Bendixline 
  • A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine
  • Always do stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. 
  • Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. 
  • Anger is never without a reason, but seldom a good one. Benjamin Franklin
  • Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company. 
  • Be kind to yourself. God thinks you're worth His kindness. And He’s a good judge of character. 
  • Blessed is any weight, however overwhelming, which God has been so good as to fasten with His own hand upon our shoulders. F. W. Faber
  • By planting seeds of peace deep in the heart, You create a garden of good wishes. unknown
  • By seeing the defects of others you will become tired. By seeing only what is good you will feel light. unknown
  • Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, as long as ever you can. John Wesley
  • Do all the good you can, to as many people as you can, as often as you can. 
  • Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English Poet
  • Do not let the good things in life rob you of the best things. Buster Rothman
  • Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; Try to use ordinary situations. Jean Paul Richter
  • Don’t jump to conclusions, there may be a perfectly good explanation for what you just saw. Proverbs 25:8
  • Don't fear change. You may lose something good, but you may also gain something great. 
  • Don't give 'til it hurts - give 'til it feels good. 
  • Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill... Elsa Schiaparelli
  • Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words. --JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
  • Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. Voltaire
  • Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars. Thomas à Kempis
  • Everyday, give yourself a good mental shampoo. Dr. Sara Jordan
  • Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Hate less, love more and all good things are yours. unknown
  • Few things are harder to put up with than a good example. Mark Twain
  • Few things are more infectious than a godly lifestyle. The people you rub shoulders with everyday need that kind of challenge. Not prudish. Not preachy. Just cracker jack clean living. Just honest to goodness, bone-deep, non-hypocritical integrity. Charles Swindoll
  • Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you'll start believing in it. Jesse Owens
  • For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. Audrey Hepburn
  • Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 118:29
  • GOD can turn a MESS into a MESSage, a TEST into a TESTimony, a TRIal into a TRIumph, a VICTim into a VICTory. GOD is GOOD... all the time. 
  • God smiles when we love him supremely. Rick Warren Look around the habitable world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue. John Dryden 
  • Good actions are the invisible hinges on the doors of heaven. Victor Hugo
  • Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
  • Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and really impossible to forget. 
  • Good has two meanings: it means both that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody. Aristotle
  • Good health and a loving family Equates to true wealth. Christopher Ammirati 
  • Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. Hyman Rickover
  • Good instincts tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out. Michael Burke
  • Good luck is with the man who doesn't include it in his plan. Graffitti
  • Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman. Peter Mayle (1939-) British Author and Writer
  • Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot. Clarence Thomas
  • Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account. Oscar Wilde
  • Good things come to those who believe, better things come to those who are patient, and the best things come to those who don't give up. 
  • Good things happen to those who hustle. Anais Nin
  • Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees. Willard Marriott
  • Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best. Tim Duncan
  • Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy, Marshall Field 
  • He who is outside the door has already got a good part of his journey behind him. Dutch proverb
  • He who stops being better stops being good. Oliver Cromwell 
  • He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own. Confucius
  • Here lies the tremendous mystery - that God should be all-powerful, yet refuse to coerce. He summons us to cooperation. We are honored in being given the opportunity to participate in his good deeds. Remember how He asked for help in performing his miracles: Fill the waterpots, stretch out your hand, distribute the loaves. Elisabeth Elliot
  • Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. Mahatma Gandhi
  • How far that little candle throws his beams. So shines a good deed in a weary world. Shakespeare
  • I am better than I was yesterday, but not as good as I will be tomorrow ✔ 
  • I believe that good things come to those who work. Wilt Chamberlain
  • I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: "No good in a bed, but fine against a wall." Eleanor Roosevelt
  • I have an inferiority complex, but it's not a good one Woody Paige
  • I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance. I've never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena. Charles Barkley
  • I saw about a peck of counterfeit dollars once. Did I go to the window and throw away all my good dollars? No! Yet you reject Christianity because there are hypocrites, or counterfeit Christians. William E. Biederwolf
  • I think my paranoid schizophrenia has improved my ability to be a good ruler of my fellow Aztec citizens. Jennifer Piatak
  • I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense. Harold S. Kushner
  • I will speak ill of no man and speak all the good I know of everybody. Benjamin Franklin
  • Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God. Johannes Eckhart
  • If you are good, be better. 
  • If you can't sing good, sing LOUD. 
  • If you consider what a good life will bring to yourself and what joy it will give others, I think you will be more concerned about your spiritual progress. Thomas Kempis
  • If you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may say with confidence that he is a good man. Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
  • If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. 
  • In every age the "good old days" were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them. Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984), reporter, New York Times drama critic 
  • In heaven we won't be encumbered by all the material goods that clutter our lives here on earth. Whatever their size, our heavenly homes will be places of love set in neighborhoods where the peace is never interrupted by police or ambulance sirens, storm warnings, or blaring security alarms. How wonderful it is to picture the happy life we'll know for all eternity. How comforting it is to know we'll share it with our friends and loved ones who are waiting for us there. Barbara Johnson (He's Gonna Toot)
  • In helping others, we shall help ourselves, For whatever good we give out completes the circle And comes back to us. Flora Edwards 
  • In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. Mortimer J. Adler
  • In the final analysis, there is no solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decisions, the day's generous utterances and the day's good deed. Clare Booth Luce
  • It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. Ursula Le Guin
  • It isn't hard to be good from time to time. What's tough is being good every day. Willie Mays
  • It makes you look good when you avoid a fight only fools love to quarrel. Proverbs 20:3
  • It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand. Madeleine L'Engle
  • It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. Mark Twain
  • It's good to be back in New York but the crime situation has gotten bad. When I was getting off the plane the pilot was putting the 'club' on the steering wheel. John Mendoza
  • It's good to be clever, but not to show it Woody Paige
  • It's good to have an end in mind but in the end what counts is how you travel. Orna Ross
  • It's good to have self-confidence. It's just nice to have a reason for it. 
  • Jesus, like any good fisherman, first catches the fish; then He cleans them. Mark Potter
  • Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. Marianne Williamson
  • Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. Marianne Williamson
  • Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no ambition corrupt thee, no example sway thee, no persuasion move thee to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so thou shalt live jollily, for a good conscience is a continual Christmas. Benjamin Franklin
  • Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds & praise your Father in heaven. Matt 5:16
  • Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well. Josh Billings
  • Life is about laughing & living in good & bad times. Getting through whatever comes our way & looking back with a smile. 
  • Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope lies in developing what is good. Calvin Coolidge
  • Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good. John Milton
  • Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself. Knute Rockne
  • Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use. Emily Post
  • Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities. John Richelsen
  • My connection to God allows me to create all the good in my live. 
  • My idea of exercise is a good brisk sit. Phyllis Diller
  • My momma told me she had eyes in the back of her head. Good thing she didn't also have a mouth there because it would be really hard to floss those back molars. Paul Paternoster
  • Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art. Seneca
  • Never set limits, go after your dreams, don't be afraid to push the boundaries, & laugh a lot, it's good for you! Paula Radcliffe
  • No amount of good deeds can make us good persons. We must be good before we can do good. Chester A. Pennington
  • No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
  • No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness. Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) American Bishop
  • No matter how good an idea sounds, test it first. Henry Bloch
  • No pleasure philosophy, no sensuality, no place nor power, no material success can for a moment give such inner satisfaction as the sense of living for good purposes, for maintenance of integrity, for the preservation of self-approval. Minot Simons
  • Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself. Anthony Trollope
  • Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. Guillaume Apollinaire
  • Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. George Washington (1732-1799) U.S. President
  • One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say. Will Durant
  • One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it. Francesco Guicciardini
  • Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working 24 hours a day for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force. Tom Blandi
  • Our circumstances are not an accurate reflection of God's goodness. Whether life is good or bad, God's goodness, rooted in His character, is the same. Helen Grace
  • Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. William Shakespeare
  • Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of "God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace." Jerry Bridges
  • People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace. Zig Ziglar
  • Positive thoughts are like good software that helps us to perform to the best of our abilities. unknown
  • Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make good use of it! - letter to Abigail Adams, April 26, 1777 John Adams (1735-1826) Second U.S. President
  • Power is the ability to do good things for others. Brooke Astor
  • Remain healthy by maintaining a simple diet of pure feelings, good wishes and positive thoughts. 
  • Remember, a small light will do a great deal when it is in a very dark place. Put one little tallow candle in the middle of a large hall, and it will give a good deal of light. Dwight L. Moody
  • Sometimes it is not good enough to do your best; you have to do what's required. Winston Churchill
  • Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand Hayley Williams
  • Sorry but I'm ridiculously good Woody Paige
  • Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration. Evan Esar
  • Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave them birth; for bare life is furnished by the one, the other ensures a good life. Aristotle 
  • That best portion of a good man's life; His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth
  • The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. Linus Pauling
  • The bonds of matrimony are a good investment, but only when the interest is kept up. 
  • The cardiologist's diet: If it tastes good spit it out. 
  • The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. St. Augustine
  • The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players. Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach
  • The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example. Thomas Morell
  • The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well. H. T. Leslie
  • The good and the wise lead quiet lives. Euripides, 484 - 406 BC
  • The Gospel is good news of mercy to the undeserving. The symbol of the religion of Jesus is the cross, not the scales. John R. W. Stott
  • The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own. Benjamin Disraeli
  • The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people. Tolstoy
  • The line between good and evil is never simply between 'us' and 'them.' The line between good and evil runs through each one of us. A. Solzhenitsyn (via N.T. Wright).
  • The man who can't dance thinks the band is no good. Polish Proverb
  • The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. Mark Twain
  • The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. William Arthur Ward
  • The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I'd made my teammates play. Bill Russell
  • The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese Philosopher
  • The people's good is the highest law. Cicero
  • The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible. George Burns (1896-1996), US actor & comedian 
  • The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. Duguet
  • The streets of hell are paved with good intentions. Mark Twain
  • The test of your leadership isn't what happens when you are there, but when you are not there. "It's for your good I'm going away" Jesus
  • The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good. Ann Landers
  • The woman who thinks no man is good enough for her may be right -- but she is more often left. Baltimore Sun
  • The world is good-natured to people who are good-natured. William Makepeace Thackeray
  • There are no more hours in a bad day than in a good one! Unknown
  • There is evidence for the deity of Jesus -- good, strong, historical , cumulative evidence; evidence to which an honest person can subscribe without committing intellectual suicide. John Stott 
  • There is no joy the world can give like that which comes from joining good [people] in common purpose. Jim Tressel
  • There is no situation so chaotic that God cannot from that situation, create something that is surpassingly good. He did it at the creation. He did it at the cross. He is doing it today. Handley C. G. Moule
  • There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us. 
  • There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for. 
  • There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending, 
  • There's nothing like a good crisis to increase my energy and remind me how much I need God. Anne Christian Buchanan 
  • This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. Dr. Seuss
  • Too many couples marry for better or for worse, but not for good. 
  • Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
  • We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can. Will Rogers
  • We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives ... not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~ Ellen Goodman 
  • We know nothing of tomorrow, Our business is to be good and happy today. Sydney Smith
  • We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do. Mother Teresa
  • We're never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 
  • What a good thing Adam had; when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before. Mark Twain
  • What is beautiful is not always good, but what is good is always beautiful. Unknown
  • Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
  • When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.' Steven Wright 
  • When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. Samuel Goldwyn
  • When you are in deep water, it's a good idea to keep your mouth shut. St. Louis Tribune
  • While you are upon the earth, enjoy the good things that are here. John Selden
  • Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble. Arabic Proverb 
  • You can be as good as the best of them, or as bad as the worst, so don’t test me. Biggie Smalls (Get Money Rmx)
  • You can in no manner be satisfied with temporal goods, for you were not created to find your rest in them. Thomas à Kempis
  • You cannot add to the peace and good will of the world if you fail to create an atmosphere of harmony and love right where you live and work. Thomas Dreier
  • You cannot go on being a good egg forever. You must either hatch or rot. C. S. Lewis
  • You cannot hold back a good laugh any more than you can the tide. Both are forces of nature. William Rotsler
  • You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good. Jerry West
  • Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good. Samuel Johnson
  • You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose. Lou Holtz














Do Your People Bring You Bad News?
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One natural tendency of leaders is to put forward our best selves. Like you said, we are not purposely trying to appear perfect, but we don't mind if others are impressed. It takes a secure leader to develop a culture of authenticity where everyone on the team, including the leader, is encouraged, and expected to be who they are. How can we ensure you have a culture of authenticity that promotes psychological safety for the team?


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Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Ephesians 4:11 and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,
Mark 16:15 and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
Romans 1:16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Romans 12:21 ESV Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Isaiah 5:20 ESV Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Matthew 19:17 ESV And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”
Mark 10:17-22 ESV And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ...
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