Top 35 Jeffrey G. Duarte Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “You cannot lead toxic people but you can inoculate those who can be infected by a toxic person and detoxify the team by ridding it of the toxin.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

2. “No matter the adversity, you can choose and take actions to determine how your story will be written, told, and end. You are the author, actor, and director no matter who else believes they are.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

3. “I am too complex for anyone to ever make an accurate judgment on who I am.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

4. “Those who wish to abandon our Constitution never believed in justice for all from the beginning.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

5. “Even a pebble cast in the middle of a lake creates ripples that eventually reaches the shore.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

6. “Blood may be thicker than water, but sometimes you need a transfusion.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

7. “A leader helps the brilliance of others shine and never allows them to be hidden in his or her shadow.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

8. “Your truth tends to determine the people you attract and those within your inner circle. If you are not attracting the right people, examine the truth you are sharing.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

9. “On the table of consciousness, don’t pick up the sugar-coated or well-seasoned lies by mistake. The truth has natural flavors.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

10. “You have the ability to adjust the lens through which you view the world.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

11. “Fancy words and ambiguous notions make you feel like your argument is valid but it exudes multiple logical fallacies, which make you continue to search for a valid point.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

12. “Sometimes it is not about whether or not it is your job. Sometimes it is about whether or not it needs to be done.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

13. “Everyone needs to know darkness to understand the meaning of light.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

14. “Sleep comes slowly to a mind of cluttered thoughts in search of order and resolve.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

15. “Self-reflection becomes self-torment when learning doesn’t occur.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

16. “You know you’re prepared for what’s next in life when the possibility of misfortune is at your door and it doesn’t matter whether or not it knocks. You see, I don’t see things as others see them. I don’t see things as I am. I see things as they can be as I grow intentionally.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

17. “No matter what winds others may create against you, you can adjust your sails to navigate and continue your travels.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

18. “All bear the burden of hypocrisy to some degree. How well do you minimize yours for the sake of fairness and consistency in thought and action?”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

19. “When we take actions to uplift those who have been the downtrodden, we illuminate the soul of humanity.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

20. “Considering differences broadens your knowledge and increases your value.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

21. “If you want to see a better world, change the lens through which you see it and do the work to make it better.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

22. “Light up the darkness for another, especially when at some point they have lit up your darkness.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

23. “The person who attempts to put himself above the law is the person who seeks to break the laws of morality.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

24. “Assess the possibilities to determine your path.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

25. “People respect one’s integrity not their going along with the crowd just to reap a personal benefit.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

26. “Sometimes our willingness to help others blinds us to the fact they do not want to be helped but rather want someone to whom they can transfer their burdens. This is why we must establish boundaries because someone else’s work is not yours to do.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

27. “Quite often we make a difference in ourselves when someone who cares shows us our reflection in the mirror. We can only hope it is never the last time they do so.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

28. “You cannot accept the beauty of a rose without the accompanying thorns.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

29. “If you want to be heard, learn the language of your listeners.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

30. “I am everyone who played a role in creating me... my ancestors.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

31. “I don’t start riots. I start ideas, influence thought, and incite intelligent actions.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

32. “If I want to grow and blossom as any tree would, I have to start by knowing my roots and understand how I came to be the tree I am. Learn your ancestry.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

33. “The only expertise everyone shares is the ability to make mistakes.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

34. “There’s a difference between wanted living children and unwanted unborn children. And, if whomever wants unwanted born children to be born, then they should not make it difficult for them to be helped when people need the assistance.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

35. “Compassion is determining one’s contribution should go to a needy human and not a greedy one.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte

36. “Don’t limit the music you hear by making only the music you create the only music you think is worthy of listening to.”

— Jeffrey G. Duarte