John M. Perkins Quotes

• There is no reconciliation until you recognize the dignity of the other, until you see their view- you have to enter into the pain of the people. You've got to feel their need.

  John M. Perkins

  Inspirational, Sympathy, Pain

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• We live out our call most fully when we are a community of faith with arms wrapped about a community of pain.

  John M. Perkins

  Pain, Community, Arms

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• You don't give people dignity. You affirm it.

  John M. Perkins

  People, Giving, Dignity

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• Godly leadership is not about attaining recognition or glory; it's about serving others.

  John M. Perkins

  Godly, Recognition, Serving Others

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• Justice goes across racial and economic barriers - like the good Samaritan.

  John M. Perkins

  Justice, Economic, Samaritans

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• The big deal is we think the power is in us individuallythe power is in us collectively. It is in the church.

  John M. Perkins

  Thinking, Church, Bigs

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• The poor need the motivation, the incentives, the skills, the education so they can help themselves.

  John M. Perkins

  Motivation, Skills, Needs

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• Education is not a luxury in modern American society-it is essential for survival.

  John M. Perkins

  Luxury, Survival, Essentials

  John M. Perkins (1993). “Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development”, p.93, Baker Books

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