People Quotes - Page 54

If you give your life as a wholehearted response to love then love will wholeheartedly respond to you.

The first thing to do after you get fired is to discover God

Lying there in the darkness, he knew he was an outcast. " 'Cos I had some sense.

Offence is an event, offended is a decision. Offence and offended we have to live through it but to stay offended? To live in that place denies the very nature of the salvation that you claimed to have received.

Yet even in the loneliness of the canyon I knew there were others like me who had brothers they did not understand but wanted to help. We are probably those referred to as "our brother's keepers," possessed of one of the oldest and possible one of the most futile and certainly one of the most haunting instincts. It will not let us go.

There are only two classes of people. "The Clear", powered by their confusion and "The Confused", powered by their clarity

Love is everything a person desires for in his life, but love is not in getting love, but giving the most love you have to others

Ignorance is a limitation.

It is better to purposefully spend time with people talking about things that could improve them or talk about things that could improve me than to just waste time discussing irrelevant things.

That’s the thing about love It can take you up to the mountaintop and can drop you And the impact will either kill you or make you a new person

Looking at the ocean makes me miss people, and hanging out with people makes me miss the ocean.

People don't always want to be with people. It gets tiring.

It is necessary to understand who you are

It is the people who are displeased with injustice that can be a channel for social justice.

God is in people. Miracles and blessings happen through people

Believe God for something today. Prayer is the key to connecting with God and allowing Him to speak to your spirit. Open your heart and free your mind.

People use people according to their own needs. Or don't use them. When a primary need is one of safety.

That you are a born again Christian does not mean you will automatically succeed except you follow God's principles. Never forget faith without good work is dead.

Reflect and meditate on yourself and discover ways to multiply yourself

Focus is central to everything you do, and where your focus goes, energy flows

Our attitude to others dictates God’s attitude to us

The best way to worship God is to honor His people

Principles are meant to serve people, not people serving to uphold the principle, while harming the people.

Don’t tell thin women to eat a cheeseburger. Don’t tell fat women to put down the fork. Don’t tell underweight men to bulk up. Don’t tell women with facial hair to wax, don’t tell uncircumcised men they’re gross, don’t tell muscular women to go easy on the dead-lift, don’t tell dark-skinned women to bleach their vagina, don’t tell black women to relax their hair, don’t tell flat-chested women to get breast implants, don’t tell “apple-shaped” women what’s “flattering,” don’t tell mothers to hide their stretch marks, and don’t tell people whose toes you don’t approve of not to wear flip-flops. And so on, etc, etc, in every iteration until the mountains crumble to the sea. Basically, just go ahead and CEASE telling other human beings what they “should” and “shouldn't” do with their bodies unless a) you are their doctor, or b) SOMEBODY GODDAMN ASKED YOU.

If people ever question your loyalty, you never had theirs.

You can be a sincere person devoting yourself to your husband child or boss, but your sincerity cannot and will not, fill the gap in your knowledge about your life purpose

I see their souls and I hold them in my hands and because I love them they weigh nothing.

...Working for peace is never "a one man battle". It means when one person who does not want to work for it is present among others, he/she becomes "another work" for the passionate people to work on upon and this makes the entire work more difficult"!

Some people get more of a chance to show who they are. Other people never get the chance.

It isn’t what you don’t know that’s the problem. It is what you’re unwilling to ask.

Focusing on you target will enable you to achieve more in your life than any ordinary person can ever do

We look at other people's lives, & we see what looks like a beautiful, adventurous, wonderful or tragic life. But so seldom do we see or even understand that what we see isn't their lives. Especially nowadays with news feeds, & statuses, we see only the surface, with not hint at the inner workings.To me, it's like a movie. We see the culmination of ones efforts, work, hardships, difficulties, progress, & pains. On a big screen that is life, but so rare & seldom, do we every acknowledge nor see the directorial point of view. The metaphorical behind the screens.So while we view others lives with a romantic envy, sweet longing, disheartened sympathy, or joyous reverence. We are so oblivious to the fact that their lives take the same trials, hardships, wonders, difficulties, & joys as we, it's merely manifested in a different on screen production. My longing, is to see that which is off screen. The inner workings, mundane & trivial, as well as the intense & breathtaking because without it, the picture it culminated in would not be.If we only take things at face value, we'll miss the wonders of the inner working. That which lies beyond sight, hidden away within. While it is what appears without that we all see, that which lies within makes what we see make sense.And it's in understanding someone's life & situation, that you can come to value their life & them.

Your vision helps you filter your decisions or choices and directs your actions.

It takes wisdom and discernment to minister to people in need. We must look beyond the apparent and seek to meet the needs of the whole person.

That person in the mirror is just the outside, your earth suit; the real you resides on the inside

People will reveal themselves to you. In single moments they show you what they are.

Like any formula, success has parts and therefore it is expressed in three ways – achievement (a science), fulfilment (an art) and lifestyle (an act). All three have to be present for the formula to be complete.

Cheer those passing through tough times but trying to smile all the same. Encourage them to keep trying and not to give in or give up. Tell them it’s not over until YOU say it’s over. Appreciate their positivity tell them that you are proud of them and that they deserve to succeed.

They say hell is other people. I believe that. But what I didn’t know until now is so can heaven be.

To be happy, you simply need to choose happiness and it comes from within not without.

Give people a chance.

If you are going to speak out against injustice, if you are angry at ungodliness in the society, then you have the opposing force to contend against.

God sends the best to those who deserves it.

You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond who you were.

I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.

Consistency in action is easy once you convert your daily disciplines and activities into habits.

Some people are magic, and others are just the illusion of it.

If your dream is accepted by all, you don’t have a big enough dream. Big dreams challenge the status quo.

Quit thinking and take the plunge. The way to get started is to stop talking and start doing.

The more things we accumulate, the more cluttered our lives become, and the more stressed we feel as we are compelled to think about them. Life is about people not about things.

Failure results from broken focus, and an average person with complete unwavering focus can achieve more than a team of geniuses with broken focus.

Your life is not a countdown to your death, but a stepping stone for the lives that will live after you. Squander today, and you will find yourself useless tomorrow.

I know nothing - nothing in the world - of the hearts of men. I only know that I am alone - horribly alone.

Deal lovingly with others and especially yourself

Everyone should be seen as a carrier of God’s nature

Many buy gadgets they don’t really need, with money they don’t have, for people they don’t actually care for, while infringing their corporeal and financial capacities, in order to pay doctors and psychiatrists.( "Keeping up with the Joneses")

Always live in active consciousness

People first become friends, and then they love each other.

In dealing with us, God always starts with our motives. What do you want for the people? What does God wants for his people? What do you want Him to do for you; that's is a starting place.