Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

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

— Charles R. Swindoll

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

— Charles R. Swindoll

3. “Think first. Talk less. Start today.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

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

— Charles R. Swindoll

5. “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

6. “Real integrity stays in place whether the test in adversity or prosperity.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

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7. “Anything under God’s control is never out of control.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

8. “Leaders need to cultivate two things: a righteous heart and a rhinoceros skin.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

9. “Only you can determine your choice of attitude. Choose wisely, choose carefully, choose confidently!”

— Charles R. Swindoll

10. “Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

11. “Choose to view life through God’s eyes.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

12. “We are often so caught up in our activities that we tend to worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

13. “On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

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

— Charles R. Swindoll

15. “The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

16. “God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

17. “Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

18. “The decision to give ourselves to others is a daily taking up of the cross.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

19. “Friends make life a lot more fun.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

20. “One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

21. “Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

22. “Worry is a complete waste of energy. It solves nothing.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

23. “First impressions never have a second chance.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

24. “It is in lonely solitude that God delivers His best thoughts, and the mind needs to be still and quiet to receive them.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

25. “The happiest people I know are the ones who have learned how to hold everything loosely and have given the worrisome, stress-filled, fearful details of their lives into God’s keeping.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

26. “It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

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

— Charles R. Swindoll

28. “God will never adjust His agenda to fit ours. He will not speed up His pace to catch up with ours; we need to slow our pace in order to recover our walk with Him. God will not scream and shout over the noisy clamor; He expects us to seek quietness, where His still small voice can be heard again.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

29. “God’s timing is always on time.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

30. “Don’t expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

31. “Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

32. “My order of priorities reflects the level of my commitment to Christ. Whoever or whatever is in first place, if it isn’t the Lord Jesus, is in the wrong place.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

33. “Worry erases the promises of God from your mind.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

34. “When God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. Stay that way. God has a beautiful way of bringing good vibrations out of broken chords.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

35. “We are in charge of our attitudes.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

36. “Pride leaves no room for grace.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

37. “Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

38. “Lead with action and let the feelings follow.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

39. “Good listeners believe they can learn something from everyone.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

40. “Alleged ‘impossibilities’ are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

41. “Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!”

— Charles R. Swindoll

42. “Of all the things God created, I am often most grateful He created laughter.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

43. “Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man’s or a woman’s shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being’s day, week, or life.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

44. “Leadership is influence. To the extent we influence others, we lead them.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

45. “Good intentions and earnest effort are not enough. Only Jesus can make an otherwise futile life productive.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

46. “Humility – the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self – is, at its core, a matter of faith.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

47. “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 R. Swindoll

48. “A story without context is like a diamond without a mounting. The stone may be beautiful lying loose on a table, but when it is carefully mounted in the right setting it can dazzle you with its brilliance and sparkling beauty.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

49. “Some folks serve the almighty dollar far more faithfully than the Almighty God. They get greater delight out of balancing the budget than watching the Lord multiply the loaves and fishes.”

— Charles R. Swindoll

50. “When God’s in it, the job gets done.”

— Charles R. Swindoll