Charles Swindoll quotes

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

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

— Charles Swindoll

 quotes - The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

“The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.”

— Charles Swindoll

 quotes - Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”

— Charles Swindoll

 quotes - Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.”

— Charles Swindoll

“I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.”

— Charles Swindoll

“We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.”

— Charles Swindoll

“Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.”

— Charles Swindoll

“A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.”

— Charles Swindoll

“Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.”

— Charles Swindoll

“The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.”

— Charles Swindoll

“I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.”

— Charles Swindoll

“A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.”

— Charles Swindoll

“Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.”

— Charles Swindoll

“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.”

— Charles Swindoll

“When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.”

— Charles Swindoll

“We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.”

— Charles Swindoll

“Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched.”

— Charles Swindoll

“When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.”

— Charles Swindoll

“I'm not against screens, or new songs, or innovation. I just don't like the gimmicks. I want to know when worship is over that that leader's sole purpose was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.”

— Charles Swindoll

“The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.”

— Charles Swindoll

“I am often the brunt of my own humor.”

— Charles Swindoll

“There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak.”

— Charles Swindoll

“I believe firmly in God's control in life.”

— Charles Swindoll

“Not every Christian finds it easy to believe.”

— Charles Swindoll

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

— Charles Swindoll

“When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.”

— Charles Swindoll

“I am a preacher. I'm involved in many other things, but, mainly, I preach. And I love it!”

— Charles Swindoll

“I have no interest in returning to yesteryear. I love the conveniences and delights of today's time. I wouldn't go back if I could.”

— Charles Swindoll

“I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are.”

— Charles Swindoll

“I want to preach till the last breath in my lungs runs out.”

— Charles Swindoll