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Friday, June 30, 2023

Complain Quotes

Quotes About Complaining

  • What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain. --MAYA ANGELOU
  • The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise. --BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
  • Complaining not only ruins everybody else's day, it ruins the complainer's day, too. The more we complain, the more unhappy we get. --Dennis Prager
  • Don't Criticize, Condemn, Or Complain. --Dale Carnegie
  • Complain to one who can help you. --Yugoslavian Proverb
  • Complain and remain. Praise and be raised. --Joyce Meyer




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James 5:9 (MSG) Friends, don’t complain about each other. A far greater complaint could be lodged against you, you know. The Judge is standing just around the corner.
Philippians 2:14 Do everything without complaining and arguing,
Colossians 3:13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
2 Corinthians 12:9 but His reply has been, "My grace suffices for you, for power matures in weakness." Most gladly therefore will I boast of my infirmities rather than complain of them--in order that Christ's power may overshadow me.
1 John 4:20 ESV If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
1 Peter 5:10 ESV And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Flexible Quotes

 Quotes About Being Flexible

  • As an actor, you never know where the works going to come, so you have to be flexible about it. --Lesley Nicol
  • Flexibility is the key to stability. --John Wooden
  • You're always a work in progress. Flexibility. Personality. Motivation. There's always room to improve. --Chalene Johnson
  • Be firm on principle but flexible on method. --Zig Ziglar
  • Begin early the course of education, while the mind is pliant and age is flexible. --‌Virgil
  • Secondly, it is a flexible principle. It will rescue us from the rigidities of a Christian Pharisaism which tries to reduce morality to a list of do’s and don’ts. --John Stott


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Good Coaches Make Pre-Game Plans; Great Coaches Make Halftime Adjustments
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Pivot And Adjust With The Day = The greatest leaders are agile and flexible. They understand that surprises come up in life. Good coaches have a pre-game plan, but great coaches make halftime adjustments. Stay flexible and adjust with the day, and you will be more successful. 

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Part of being a great leader is knowing when you need to bend a little. Flexibility is a strength that is developed when you realize that life is highly unpredictable and sometimes, you’ve just got to roll with the punches. Make adjustments as needed to be victorious.

 
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Champion Quotes

Quotes About Champion

  • The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking. --Mia Hamm
  • I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.' --Muhammad Ali
  • Champions keep playing until they get it right. --Billie Jean King








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The One Thing All Champions Have in Common
Consistency Is Key = Watching Minute With Maxwell helps us become Champions. When we focus on how we can improve our lives and become better, it makes champions out of all of us. Champions are consistent in the things that will help them become champions. 


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1 Samuel 17:51 (MSG) Then David ran up to the Philistine and stood over him, pulled the giant’s sword from its sheath, and finished the job by cutting off his head. When the Philistines saw that their great champion was dead, they scattered, running for their lives.
Jeremiah 20:11 (MSG) But God, a most fierce warrior, is at my side. Those who are after me will be sent sprawling— Slapstick buffoons falling all over themselves, a spectacle of humiliation no one will ever forget.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Dependable Quotes

Quotes About Dependable

  • Dependable teams members possess the desire to do the things they are capable of doing. --John C. Maxwell
  • Your mental attitude is the most dependable key to your personality. --Napoleon Hill
  • The more we depend on God the more dependable we find He is. --Cliff Richard







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Can Others Depend On You?
Can Others Depend On You? = Our best relationships are largely successful due to dependability. We like to be with people we can depend on and count on. Can others count on you to come through when you are needed?

‘I Can Count on You!’
The best compliment you could ever receive, is that someone else can count on you. Being able to be counted on, dependable, reliable, consistent, these are all admirable qualities that speak to your level of dedication. When you are dedicated to a job, a task, a relationship, or anything else in life, you will become the type of person others can count on. 


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1 Peter 5:12 (MSG) I’m sending this brief letter to you by Silas, a most dependable brother. I have the highest regard for him. I’ve written as urgently and accurately as I know how. This is God’s generous truth; embrace it with both arms!
Psalms 18:30 (MSG) What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God -direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it.
Proverbs 13:17 (MSG) Irresponsible talk makes a real mess of things, but a reliable reporter is a healing presence.
1 Thessalonians 4:12 - so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding. 6 Remember the Lord in all you do, and he will give you success. (NCV)
Luke 12:33 "Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything.
1 Corinthians 4:17 That's why I sent Timothy to you. He is my dear and dependable son in the Lord and will help you remember how I live for the Messiah Jesus as I teach everywhere in every church.
Proverbs 22:21 in order to teach you true and reliable words,so that you may give a dependable report to those who sent you?
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Monday, June 26, 2023

Excellence Quotes

Quotes About Excellence

  • Working for excellence and not success is only invoking, invigorating, igniting, inspiring and indefatigable motivation within us to encourage, energize, enthuse, enrich and empower the environment inside and outside.
  • Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
  • Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. --John W. Gardner
  • Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. --Rick Pitino
  • Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. --Steve Jobs
  • Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude. --Ralph Marston
  • Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. --Booker T. Washington
  • Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. --Aristotle
  • The noblest search is the search for excellence. --Lyndon B. Johnson
  • The climax of God's happiness is the delight He takes in the echoes of His excellence in the praises of His people. --John Piper
  • The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free. --Chuck Swindoll
  • Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. --PHILIP STANHOPE








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Practice + High Expectations = Mastery
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Are You Motivated By Mastery? = In his book, The Leader’s Greatest Return, John Maxwell discusses what motivates people and how it is important to sit down with your team and learn what motivates them. Mastery is one of the 7 motivations he discusses. A person who is motivated by mastery loves to do things extremely well and exceed expectations. To become a person of mastery, don’t try to master everything, but focus on the one thing that would really benefit your life. When you discover that thing, practice every day, have high expectations, and give 100%. 


Perfectionism is Rooted in Fear

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Chose Progress Over Perfection = So many of us struggle with perfectionism. It is rooted in fear and can lead to procrastination. Instead of being a perfectionist, focus on excellence—learning in the journey—the process of making something good and then great. Perfectionism is elusive, it is a state that you can never reach. If you choose excellence over perfectionism, you are choosing progress over perfection.

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Proverbs 22:29 (MSG) Observe people who are good at their work— skilled workers are always in demand and admired; they don’t take a backseat to anyone.
Daniel 6:3 ESV Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Romans 2:18 - and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law;
1 Corinthians 12:31 - But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
1 Corinthians 14:12 - So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
2 Corinthians 8:7 - But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.
Philippians 1:10 - so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Titus 3:8 - The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
Hebrews 1:4 - having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
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Sunday, June 25, 2023

Self Quotes

Quotes About Self

  • A year of self-surrender will bring larger blessings than fourscore year of selfishness. Anonymous
  • Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you're doing it wrong.  Leo Herlihy
  • Before you let yourself go, be sure you can get yourself back. Roger Allen
  • Decorate yourself from the inside out  Woody Paige
  • Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. Janis Joplin
  • He is a self-made man and worships his creator. John Bright
  • He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others. Samuel Johnson
  • I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, But it comes from within. It is there all the time.  Anna Freud
  • If I won't be myself, who will? Alfred Hitchcock
  • If you are overly concerned with how you're going to be perceived by everyone, then you've disconnected yourself from intention and allowed the opinions of others to guide you. Dr. Wayne Dyer
  • I've gone to find myself. If I get back before I've found me, please keep me here.  
  • Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
  • Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor. Alexis Carrel
  • Never explain yourself to anyone. Because the person who likes you doesn't need it, and the person who dislikes you won't believe it. unknown
  • Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on himself is certain. Robert Southey (1774-1843), British poet.
  • None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.  Bertolt Brecht, 1933 
  • Risk anything! ...Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth. Katherine Mansfield
  • Since God offers to manage our affairs for us, let us once and for all hand them over to His infinite wisdom, in order to occupy ourselves only with Himself and what belongs to Him. J. P. de Caussade
  • Sorry for my self-confident self  Woody Paige
  • Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. Glenn Clark
  • The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself -- the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us -- that's where it's at. Jesse Owens
  • The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top. O.J. Simpson
  • The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be one's own self. Montaigne
  • The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else. E. E. Cummings 
  • The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish? Myrtie Barker
  • The self is not something that one finds. It is something that one creates.  Thomas Szasz (1920-) American Psychiatrist 
  • There are more self-marred people in the world than there are self-made. Arnold H. Glasow
  • Your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone. Orison Swett Mard
  • Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others? --MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
  • Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. --A. C. Benson
  • Self-trust is the first secret of success. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • There is no respect for others without humility in one's self. --Henri Frederic Amiel
  • The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back. --Bryant H. McGill
  • If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. --Marcus Garvey
  •  I am a spiritual being... After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. --Max Lucado
  • Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. --ALBERT EINSTEIN



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Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
Psalm 119:36 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
Proverbs 18:1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Galatians 5:23 (ESV) gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
2 Peter 1:6 (ESV) and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,
2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV) for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
Acts 20:35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
2 Timothy 1:7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
James 1:27 The religious service which is pure and stainless in the sight of our God and Father is to visit fatherless children and widowed women in their time of trouble, and to keep one's own self unspotted from the world.
Romans 12:3 ESV For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Disposition Quotes

Quotes About Disposition

  • Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. --Cesare Pavese
  • A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. --William Arthur Ward
  • Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested. --Oswald Chambers
  • Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln







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Philippians 2:5 Let the same disposition be in you which was in Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 17:22 (MSG) A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.
Ecclesiastes 10:4 (MSG) If a ruler loses his temper against you, don’t panic; A calm disposition quiets intemperate rage. * * *
1 Timothy 5:20 (MSG) If anyone falls into sin, call that person on the carpet. Those who are inclined that way will know right off they can’t get by with it.
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Friday, June 23, 2023

Downsizing Quotes

Quotes About Downsizing

  • Downsizing itself is an inevitable part of any creatively destructive economy. --James Surowiecki
  • The corporate killer downsizing is directly responsive to what the mutual funds have wanted. --Jim Cramer
  • Downsizing budgets may be necessary, but downsizing dreams is a decision to be disappointed. --William J. Clinton
  • Downsizing trends and the changing global market require people to reinvent themselves and think like entrepreneurs. --Les Brown
  • Dilbert' became popular during the downsizing of the '90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip. --Scott Adams






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John 10:10 ESV The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Proverbs 22:7 ESV The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Compliance or Conforming Quotes

Quotes About Conformity / Compliance
  • Men cannot make Scripture conform to their lifestyle; they must make their lifestyle conform to Scripture. --Edwin Louis Cole












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What Are You Doing that is Unconventional?
The Path Meant Just For You = It is easy to do what is expected and follow a conventional path … But when we embrace the unconventional, we can experience the kind of life we most desire … So, do things that look unique to the people around you, take that unconventional path! When we stop expecting others to approve of everything we do, we give ourselves permission to step out of the box others have tried to put us in, and we discover our own unique purpose. 


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Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
Romans 8:29 - For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 12:2 - 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.
1 Peter 1:14 - As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
Ephesians 1:11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
1 Timothy 1:11 that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Uplifting Quotes

Quotes About Lifting Up

  • Smile, someone is thinking of you! --Sherry A., Iowa.
  • Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You can fly when you decide that you can. Never consider yourself defeated again. Let the vision in your heart be in your life's blueprint. Smile!
  • We live in a world full of people who are ready to be uplifted. --Marvin Sapp
  • People come to the theatre to be excited and uplifted - I want to inspire my audience. --Edward Hall




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Do They Smile When They See You Coming?
Be An Uplifting Force = When we uplift people, we take them to levels that they haven’t been before. Are you a plus in others’ lives or a minus? When others smile when they see you, you know you are a plus in their lives and uplift them.


LIFTING OTHERS UP
There are two types of people in this world, the lifters, and the leaners. When you start your day today you have a choice, are you going to lift others up or are you going to take from them and lean on others? Be the first to encourage a friend or smile at a stranger!


LIFTING
There are two types of people in this world, the lifters, and the leaners. When you start your day today you have a choice, are you going to lift others up or are you going to take from them and lean on others? Be the first to encourage a friend or smile at a stranger!


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Romans 11:18 Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.
Acts 13:17 (ESV) The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
Psalm 106:26 So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
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