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Monday, April 22, 2024

Communication Quotes

Quotes About Communication 




  • A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.
  • Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening. --Emma Thompson
  • Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know. --Jim Rohn
  • Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible. --Frank Moore Colby
  • Everyone Communicates Few Connect
  • Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.  Jack Welch
  • I'm trying to communicate here. I'm a communicator, I like to communicate, and if a million people buy it then we've touched a million people, if only 10 people buy it, then we've only touched 10, and that's important because I'm satisfied with only 10. But, I love a million. --Graham Nash
  • I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. --Maya Angelou
  • People are entitled to their opinions and should be free to do so as long as they articulate their feelings with respect for others. But when people decide to share their opinions in a way that is meant to hurt another person's feelings, that is when they become haters.
  • Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more. --Pat Summitt
  • Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.  Thomas Sowell
  • The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. --J. B. Priestley
  • The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said. --Peter Drucker
  • The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. --George Bernard Shaw
  • The transfer of information in any form between people. 
  • Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know. --CULLEN HIGHTOWER
  • Saying nothing sometimes says the most. --EMILY DICKINSON









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Communicators Live What They Communicate | MWM
Communicators Live What They Communicate = Great communicators live what they communicate. Words matter, but actions matter more. When what you say aligns with what you do, your words gain power and credibility. When they don’t, your message loses impact — and your integrity comes into question.



The Most Valuable Skill | MWM
Improve Your Communication For Next-Level Results = Communication is one of the best skill sets that you can develop as an individual. It will help you grow in your relationships, improve your teams, and take your organization to the next level. Work to improve in this area and see the amazing results!



Are You Instructing, Directing, or Connecting? | MWM
Connect When You Communicate = Communication is about connecting. A speaker’s responsibility is to connect their message with the people listening. You are communicating for the benefit of others. A great communicator doesn’t listen to respond, but listens to connect.  Communication will make others better when we connect to communicate rather than communicate to direct. 



Your Message Moves Farther When You Show AND Tell - THE LAW OF VISUAL EXPRESSION 
People Do What People See = Show and tell is better than tell. A picture is worth a thousand words, but if you show a picture and communicate with words at the same time, it is life-changing. People do what people see. When your audience hears and sees your message, it doubles the strength of what you communicate.


Communication That Connects Shows Up in Action | MWM
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The One Skill You Need To Have = Everyone communicates, but few connect. If you can have one skill to determine your success in life, the one skill you would want to develop and build up your life, it would be communication. Almost everything depends on your ability to not only communicate, but to communicate well.
Everyone communicates, but few connect. If you can have one skill to make you successful in life, the skill that you want to develop and build up in life is communication. Every day, we have to communicate, and almost everything depends on our ability to communicate and to communicate well. Everyone communicates, but few connect. When you communicate, say words that help you connect with others.
It's All About Others = "Get over yourself." It's as simple as that. Make it about others by adding value to them, not you.






Actions speak louder than words—it’s true. Sometimes, you are speaking your loudest when your mouth is completely shut. It’s all in your attitude. What is your attitude saying about you? Are you communicating care and value to others, or are you simply raining on their parade?





Communicate Like A Leader: Live with Roddy Galbraith
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In the third of four stops on our Maxwell Leadership City Tour, Mark Cole and world-renown speaker and communication expert, Roddy Galbraith, talk about how to communicate like a great leader. Everyone has something to say, but not everyone knows how to communicate it.
Key takeaways:
- The better we get at communicating, the better we get at life
- Everyone has something to say
- Much of communication is about listening



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You're Not Talking, But You're Still Communicating = Actions speak louder than words—it’s true. Sometimes, you are speaking your loudest when your mouth is completely shut. It’s all in your attitude. What is your attitude saying about you? Are you communicating care and value to others, or are you simply raining on their parade?



How Great Coaches Communicate
In this episode, John Maxwell teaches us how great coaches communicate! Whether you coach in sports, in business, or even in your family, this episode will give you a playbook for motivating your team to reach their next level of performance. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede discuss practical ways you can apply this to your life and leadership. 
Key Takeaways:
- “It’s not what you tell your players that counts. It’s what they hear.” –Red Auerbach 
- Information = giving out
- Communication = getting through


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Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one. 
Ephesians 4:29 (MSG) Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.
Ephesians 4:29 ?No rotten word must proceed? from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear, 
Ephesians 4:29 ESV Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
James 1:19 ESV Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Proverbs 12:18 ESV There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:1 (MSG) A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.
Proverbs 15:2 ESV The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Proverbs 16:24 (MSG) Gracious speech is like clover honey— good taste to the soul, quick energy for the body.
Proverbs 18:13 (MSG) Answering before listening is both stupid and rude.
Proverbs 18:2 ESV A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:21 (MSG) Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.
Psalm 141:3 ESV Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
Psalm 19:2 Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge.
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Friday, April 19, 2024

Hope Quotes

Quotes About Hope 

  • A comforting acquaintance, hope, a contagious thing like spring, inebriating like lager. Sylvia Ashton-Warner
  • A leader is a dealer in hope. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
  • All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope. -- Alexander Dumas
  • Every area of trouble gives out a ray of hope; and the one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable. -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy
  • Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. -- Martin Luther
  • Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again. -- Sarah Ban Breathnach
  • Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. --RED
  • Great hopes make great men. --Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) English Historian
  • Hope ever urges on, and tells us tomorrow will be better. –TIBULLUS, "CARMINA”
  • Hope for the best, with passion, conviction and faith. For when you do, you'll begin to see real, Workable ways to get there.
  • Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning.  You either have it or you don't, regardless of the state of the world which surrounds you....  I can't imagine that I could strive for something if I did not carry hope in me.  The gift of hope is as big a gift as life itself. --Vaclav Havel
  • Hope is a risk that must be run. --Georges Bernanos (1888-1948) Novelist and polemicist
  • Hope is more than a feeling, it is a person -- the person of Jesus Christ.
  • Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without this comfort, be insupportable. -- Samuel Johnson
  • Hope is not found in a way out but a way through. --Robert Frost
  • Hope is patiently waiting expectantly for the intangible to become reality. --Avery D. Miller
  • Hope is the oxygen of the soul.  Just as air can be knocked out of a persons lungs by a sudden blow, hope can be knocked out of a persons soul by the blows of life.
  • Hope is the thing with feathers. That perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all. -- Emily Dickenson Listen now to the gentle whispers of hope. -- Charles D. Brodhead
  • Hope knows not if fear speak truth, nor fear whether hope be not blind as she... --Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) Poet and critic
  • Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. --Anonymous
  • Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles. --Samuel Smiles
  • Human nature has grounds for hope, because love, in a sense, is inexhaustible. --Steve Allen (1921-2000) Comedian
  • If it were not for hope, the heart would break. -- Author unknown
  • Instead of worrying about the worst that could happen, Allow yourself to hope for the best that can happen. In your mind, make the most positive outcome real.
  • Life may not be the party we hoped for .. but while we are here we might as well dance! --Unknown
  • My only hope is that I shall be clothed with the righteousness of Jesus Christ.  -- M. Lloyd-Jones
  • None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet.
  • Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence. -- Helen Keller
  • Replace your worry with hope. And fulfill your hope with action. Send positive thoughts to your most troubling situation. Soon you'll find yourself starting to act on those thoughts.
  • Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be. --Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) Philosopher
  • Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. They give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises. Romans 15:4 (NLT)
  • The hopes of the world rest on the flexibility, vigor, capacity for new thought, and the fresh outlook of the young. --Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) 34th U.S. President
  • The present is the ever-moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope. -- Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) Architect
  • The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be. --Socrates (469-399 BC) Greek Philosopher
  • The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. -- Barbara Kingsolver
  • There is no situation so desperate that it cannot Be turned around. Always, there is a place and a purpose for hope. Hope for the best, and let that hope push you forward. With hope in your heart, you're well on your way.
  • Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day. --Henri Nouwen
  • True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings. -- William Shakespeare
  • We all hope for a –- must I say the word -– recipe, we all believe, however much we know we shouldn't, that maybe somebody's got the recipe and can show us how not to be sick, suffer and die. –- Nan Shin
  • We look at life in our frustration and say, It is hopeless, I just have to learn to live with it. Jesus looks at life from the cross and said, There is hope, there is no need to give up.
  • When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.
  • When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God. --Charles Allen
  • Whenever hope and illusion become the source of the will to live, all knowledge of reality becomes highly threatening, since at any time a new piece of information might remove the grounds for this hope. When life is motivated by hope for improvement, denial of reality is necessarily renewed and fortified. -- Christina Thurmer-Rohr
  • Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. --ANNE FRANK





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Be An Infinite Source Of Hope = The leaders that impact us the most are those that have given us the most hope for our potential. Good leaders deal out hope. There is still a chance—an opportunity to make a difference. Don’t give up, there is hope. Let’s build a better future together.



Hope is Necessary for Vision
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Stay Hopeful = People who have vision are hopeful and anticipate what is possible. Hope is necessary in order to have a clear and compelling vision. Sometimes it takes courage to stay hopeful. Make the decision today, to believe that something more and better is possible. Maintain hope, reach for your goals, and be willing to risk disappointment to stay hopeful. Hope is the key to discovering the meaningful, exciting vision that is meant for you.



HOPE | MWM
Be The Hope = People want a bright future, so give them hope. Whoever you come into contact with, you want to be able to express to them something positive that is in their life or that can happen in their life. We see what we look for—so help people look for hope. 
Give Everyone Hope = People want a bright future, so give them hope. Whoever you come into contact with, you want to be able to express something positive to them that is in their life or that can happen in their life. We all want hope, so it is important to have positive expectations that things will always be better.

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Two Beautiful Daughters = Anger and Courage - Hope's two beautiful daughters. Anything is possible when you have a little bit of it, so choose to see the light even on the darker days.


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On this Christmas Eve, spend a moment and think of the hope! There is so much potential in this world and YOU can make a difference. We wish you all the happiness as you surround yourself with those near and dear to your heart this holiday week.







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1 Corinthians 13:13 (MSG) But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
1 John 3:3 - And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
1 Peter 1:9 The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 3:15 - but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
2 John 12 - Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
3 John 14 - I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.
Ephesians 1:18 NLT - 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called--his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
Ephesians 2:12 NLT - 12 In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
Ephesians 4:4 NLT - 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance that what we hope for will come about and the certainty that what we cannot see exists.
Jeremiah 29:11 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.
Job 13:15 God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him.
Proverbs 13:12 (MSG) Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around.
Proverbs 3:5 Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.
Psalms 25:21 (MSG) Use all your skill to put me together; I wait to see your finished product.
Psalms 31:24 (MSG) Be brave. Be strong. Don’t give up. Expect God to get here soon.
Psalms 42:5 (MSG) Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God— soon I’ll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He’s my God.
Romans 15:13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 5:4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
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Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Wisdom Quotes

Quotes About Wisdom and Being Wise


  • 5 things you can't recover in life; 1) A stone after its thrown. 2) A word after it's said. 3) An occasion after it's missed. 4) Time after it's gone. 5) Trust after its lost.
  • A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
  • A word to the wise is superfluous, and a hundred words to the unwise are futile.
  • Each pain makes you more strong, each betrayal more intelligent, every disappointment more skillful & each experience wiser.
  • Experience is a difficult teacher; She gives the test first and the lesson afterward!
  • Experience is a wonderful thing... It enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
  • God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
  • He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.  --Tryon Edwards
  • I asked for strength and God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom and God gave me problems to solve. I asked for prosperity and God gave me the brawn and brain to work. I asked for courage and God gave me dangers to overcome.
  • In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by. --LUCILLE BALL
  • It is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time.  Laurence J. Peter, 1919-1990), Canadian poet.
  • Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892); English poet.
  • Knowledge is realizing that the street is one-way, wisdom is looking both directions anyway.
  • Lord, the resurrection of Your Son has given us new life and renewed hope. Help us to live as new people in pursuit of the Christian ideal. Grant us wisdom to know what we must do, the will to want to do it, the courage to undertake it, the perseverance to continue to do it, and the strength to complete it.
  • Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life. Sandra Carey
  • Respect old people: they graduated high school without Google or Wikipedia!
  • Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804); German philosopher.
  • Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. --FRANCIS BACON
  • Strive for excellence, not perfection. - H. Jackson Brown Jr.
  • That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. --ALDOUS HUXLEY
  • The first step to wisdom is silence; the second is listening!
  • The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.  — Bertrand Russell
  • The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. --RALPH WALDO EMERSON
  • The path to wisdom is paved with humility. --TIM FARGO
  • The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Bertrand Russell
  • Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live. --ROBERT F. KENNEDY
  • We must become the change we want to see.
  • Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too self-ful to seek other than itself. Kahlil Gibran
  • Wisdom is a tree of life to those who eat her fruit. Proverbs 3:18
  • Wisdom is knowing what to do: Skill is knowing how to do it; Virtue is doing it.
  • Wisdom is, and starts with, the humility to accept the fact that you don't have all the right answers, and the courage to learn to ask the right questions. Author Unknown
  • Wisdom: knowing when to speak your mind, and when to mind your speech.
  • Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
  • Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. --RALPH WALDO EMERSON
  • Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions. --DEMOCRITUS
  • Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it. --Thomas Paine
  • Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next. --Herbert Hoover




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Proverbs 1:2, 7, 20 NLT - 2 Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. ... 7 Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. ... 20 Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.
Proverbs 2:2, 6, 10, 12, 16 NLT - 2 Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. ... 6 For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. ... 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. ... 12 Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted. ... 16 Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
Proverbs 3:7, 13-15, 18-19 NLT - 7 Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil. ... 13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. 14 For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold. 15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. ... 18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly. 19 By wisdom the LORD founded the earth; by understanding he created the heavens.
Proverbs 4:5-8 NLT - 5 Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don't forget my words or turn away from them. 6 Don't turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you. 7 Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment. 8 If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will honor you.
Proverbs 5:1 NLT - 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel.
Proverbs 7:4 NLT - 4 Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.
Proverbs 8:1, 11-12 NLT - 1 Listen as Wisdom calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice! ... 11 For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it. 12 "I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
Proverbs 9:1, 10-12 NLT - 1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved its seven columns. ... 10 Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. 11 Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. 12 If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
Proverbs 11:2 NLT - 2 Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 14:6, 33 NLT - 6 A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding. ... 33 Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart; wisdom is not found among fools.
Proverbs 15:33 NLT - 33 Fear of the LORD teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor.
Proverbs 16:10, 16 NLT - 10 The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly. ... 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
Proverbs 17:24 NLT - 24 Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:4 NLT - 4 Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 19:8 NLT - 8 To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 21:30 NLT - 30 No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the LORD.
Proverbs 23:23 NLT - 23 Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
Proverbs 24:3, 7, 14 NLT - 3 A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. ... 7 Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say. ... 14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short.
Proverbs 28:26 NLT - 26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
Proverbs 29:3, 15 NLT - 3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted. ... 15 To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
Proverbs 30:3 NLT - 3 I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life.
James 3:13 - Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
James 3:17 ESV But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Stress Quotes

Quotes About Stress 



  • I am too blessed to be stressed! 
  • If not for STRESS, some days I'd have no energy at all. 
  • If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it. --George Burns
  • People in distress will sometimes prefer a problem that is familiar to a solution that is not. Neil Postman
  • Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.  Lily Tomlin 
  • Sports are my stress reliever. 
  • Sports get my mind off of the stressful things in my life. 
  • The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. William James
  • The life of inner peace, being harmonious & without stress, is the easiest type of existence. Norman Peale
  • When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. President Teddy Roosevelt







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John 14:27 ESV Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
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.”
Philippians 4:6 ESV Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Proverbs 12:25 ESV Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
Psalm 118:5-6 ESV Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Psalm 119:143 As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.
Psalm 55:22 ESV Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Romans 11:13 I am saying all this especially for you Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I stress this,
Romans 8:31 ESV What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Compassion Quotes

Quotes About Compassion 

  • A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward. --William John Bennett
  • Christianity demands a level of caring that transcends human inclinations. Erwin W. Lutzer (1941- )
  • Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. --Pema Chodron
  • Compassion begins with attention. --Daniel Goleman
  • Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which operates on the basis of necessity. Compassion opposes this order and is therefore best thought of as being in some way supernatural. --John Berger, English Artist (1926-  )
  • Compassion is not a popular virtue. --Karen Armstrong, English Writer (1944-  )
  • Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too. --Frederick Buechner, American Clergyman (1926-  )
  • Compassion means justice. Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-c. 1327)
  • Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. --Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman (1813-1887)
  • God's care will carry you so you can carry others. Robert Harold Schuller (1926- )
  • Hearin' is one thing and listenin' is another. William Frend Demorgan (1839-1917)
  • I have this theory that if one person shows compassion to another then that person will start a chain reaction of the same. Rachel Joy Scott
  • If I had known what trouble you were bearing; What griefs were in the silence of your face; I would have been more gentle and more caring, And tried to give you gladness for a space. Mary Carolyn Davies
  • Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away. --Abraham Lincoln
  • Let us not underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate. Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to the place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken. But this is not our spontaneous response to suffering. What we desire most is to do away with suffering by fleeing from it or finding a quick cure for it. Henri J. M. Nouwen
  • Love dissolves hate. Kindness melts cruelty. Compassion calms passion. Cooperation evokes love and when we bow, others bend. This creates harmony. unknown
  • Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God will never. William Cowper (1731-1800)
  • Man's sorrows often will not let me sleep. Henriette Roland Holst (1869-1952)
  • Never interfere with God's providential dealings with other souls. Be true to God yourself and watch. Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)
  • Quaker to a burglar: "Friend, I would do thee no harm for the world, but thou standest where I am about to shoot." 
  • Regardless of how we define Christ's separation from the world, one fact is clear: he did not separate himself from human beings and their needs. Nor did he limit his concern to the spiritual part of man's personality. Erwin W. Lutzer (1941- )
  • Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these. Bob Goddard
  • Teach me to feel another's; woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me. Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
  • The dew of compassion is; a tear. Lord George Noel Gordon Byron (1788-1824)
  • 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
  • These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without work, learning without silence, religion without fearlessness and worship without awareness. Anthony de Mello
  • We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion. Sydney J. Harris
  • Why stand we here trembling around calling on God for help, and not ourselves, in whom God dwells, stretching a hand to save the falling man? William Blake (1757-1827)
  • You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion. --Dalai Lama


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Compassion in the Small Things | MWM
Compassion Is The Heart Of Leadership = The heart of leadership is compassion. Compassion is empathy in action. It's not just about feeling for someone's struggle, it's about doing something to support them in it. Compassion is in the small things, in the meaningful actions, where it shows you are paying attention to them. So, what is one practical way you can support someone and have compassion?



Do for Yourself What You Do for Others | MWM
Give Yourself Grace = Compassion is when you are kind and understanding towards yourself and others. When we practice self-compassion, it lowers our stress levels and helps us be more resilient and strong. Where in your life do you need to be more compassionate with yourself?



Help Carry Someone Else’s Load | MWM
Relate With Others = Empathy is figuring out a way to understand what another person is feeling, and it allows you to know what it is like to walk in their shoes. When you have empathy you can see into the soul of another’s struggle and relate with them. Be an empathetic leader, help the people around you carry their load. 



The 3 Questions People Are Asking About You
Care More, Do More! = Compassionate people are quick to help. Their caring translates into actions. When people care, trust increases and communication improves. Make a commitment today to care a little more and do more for others.


How to Relieve Stress and Improve Persistence
Be A Friend To Yourself = Do you beat yourself up? Instead, treat yourself as kindly as you would treat a good friend if they were dealing with the same challenge or mistake. When we are compassionate towards ourselves, it lowers our stress levels, helps us persevere, and just feel better. Where have you been too hard on yourself?






Less of a Feeling = Look beyond yourself, focus on others. Put yourself into someone else's shoes and show them how much you care. Invest, connect, and make a difference in someones life today!





Do you care enough to be intentional about adding values to others? Every single day, find one person or multiple people to add value to. Don't let a day go by where you don't pour into someone else!




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1 John 3:17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion - how can God’s love be in that person?
Colossians 3:12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
Ephesians 4:32 ESV Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Hebrews 10:34 - For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
Luke 10:33 - But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
Luke 15:20 - And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
Luke 7:13 - And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
Mark 6:34 ESV When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Micah 6:8 (MSG) But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously— take God seriously.
Philippians 1:8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 14:21 (MSG) It’s criminal to ignore a neighbor in need, but compassion for the poor—what a blessing!
Romans 9:15 - For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
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