Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

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• This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Leadership, Jobs, People

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• We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Our attitude is everything.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Attitude, Choices, Life Is

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• Don't get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.

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  Giving, Get Better, Rejoice

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• God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.

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  Beautiful, Confused, Broken

  Charles R. Swindoll (1999). “Start Where You Are”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Three Steps Forwards, Two Steps Back”, p.34, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.

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  Unique, Opportunity, Forever

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “The Quest for Character: Inspirational Thoughts for Becoming More Like Christ”, p.189, Harper Collins

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• The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company . . . a church . . . a home.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Attitude, Home, Past

  Bill Hybels, Life work journal, Charles R. Swindoll, Larry Burkett (2000). “The Life@work Book”, W Publishing Group

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• Choose to view life through God's eyes. This will not be easy because it doesn't come naturally to us. We cannot do this on our own. We have to allow God to elevate our vantage point. Start by reading His Word, the Bible...Pray and ask God to transform your thinking. Let Him do what you cannot. Ask Him to give you an eternal, divine perspective.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Reading, Eye, Thinking

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• Don't seek more days in your life but more life in your days.

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  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.114, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Anything under God's control is never out of control.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  God, Jesus, Christian Inspirational

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• One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable

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  Maturity, Becoming, Mark

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.”, p.159, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.

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  World, Safe, Never Change

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “Marriage Workbook: From Surviving to Thriving”, p.24, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn't lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Christian, Prayer, Wind

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• Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.

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  Inspirational, Appreciation, Cheer

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• When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.

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  Dry, Facts, Sometimes

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “Hope”, Harper San Francisco

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• If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.

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  Christian, Mouths, Want

  Charles R. Swindoll (1998). “Hand Me Another Brick”, p.43, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I don't have to explain or defend the will of God. My job is simply to obey it.

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  Jobs, Wonderful Day, Gods Will

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.41, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.

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  Worry, Problem, Enjoy

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.65, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.

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  Pain, Attitude, Believe

  Charles R. Swindoll (2015). “Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World”, p.107, Worthy Publishing

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• Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it aside, but you must carve out the time. If you're too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then you are simply too busy

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  Christian, Enemy, Busy

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “Bedside Blessings: 365 Days of Inspirational Thoughts”, p.291, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.

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  Beautiful, Laughter, Humanity

  Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.116, Zondervan

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• Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't burning.

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  Light, Torches, Burning

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.65, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Inspirational Life, Looks, Compromise

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• The past is over... forget it. The future holds hope... reach for it.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Motivational, Past, Self Reliance

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• We aren't just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose

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  Christian, Purpose, Earth

  Charles R. Swindoll, Charles Swindell (1997). “Hope Again”, p.14, Thomas Nelson Inc

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