Steve Gilliland Quotes

1. “No one can ruin your day without your permission.”

— Steve Gilliland

2. “Without vision, you have no direction. Without direction, you have no purpose.”

— Steve Gilliland

3. “Compassion opens limitless doors to human connection.”

— Steve Gilliland

4. “If tomorrow never comes, make sure you are satisfied with the way today ended.”

— Steve Gilliland

5. “Time is irreversible and irreplaceable.”

— Steve Gilliland

6. “Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we’re here we should dance.”

— Steve Gilliland

7. “Lesson learned. Wisdom earned.”

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8. “Abundance is the result of appreciation, not accumulation.”

— Steve Gilliland

9. “Find your purpose. Define it and make it the core of what drives you.”

— Steve Gilliland

10. “The road to regret is besieged with overlooked chances.”

— Steve Gilliland

11. “When we think we know it all, we miss the point.”

— Steve Gilliland

12. “Don’t put your umbrella up until it rains. Worry restricts your ability to think and act effectively.”

— Steve Gilliland

13. “The people who make the biggest difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money or the most awards. They are simply the ones who care the most.”

— Steve Gilliland

14. “Generate and maintain a burning desire for your purpose.”

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15. “People who have been down so long will try to recruit you to stay down with them. Since they are no longer interested in getting up, their goal in life is to pull someone else down to make themselves feel better.”

— Steve Gilliland

16. “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.”

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17. “What you do for yourself dies with you. What you do for others is immortal.”

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18. “We attract what we fear.”

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19. “Confrontation is a positive way to handle negative events.”

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20. “The mastery of life is the mastery of self.”

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21. “Your life’s work can be found where God’s plan intersects with your passion.”

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22. “In order to be an inspiration to someone else, you have to be inspired.”

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23. “There are no limits in life.”

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24. “Allow the changes you go through in life to make pressure an ally.”

— Steve Gilliland

25. “Accepting instruction from people is a life-changing choice that will help you break away from your own negative thinking and allow you to grow.”

— Steve Gilliland

26. “All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

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27. “The process of forgiveness is one of the most important processes we can learn in life, with self-forgiveness being perhaps the most difficult of all.”

— Steve Gilliland

28. “Never be content with someone else’s definition of you.”

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29. “When we are self-centered, deep down we believe that if we did not create it or make it happen, it simply does not exist.”

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30. “You can’t change people. You can only influence them.”

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31. “You may not always make right decisions. However, you have the ability to make a decision and then make it right.”

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32. “Your destiny will not be tied to anyone who is willing to walk out of your life.”

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33. “Life picks on everyone… don’t take it personally.”

— Steve Gilliland

34. “Every parent, coach or teacher says the same thing, “All I ask is that you give me your best effort.” If you put all you have into whatever you do, you won’t eliminate failure. If you put everything you have into everything you do, you won’t eliminate disappointment. So, why bother? When your personal philosophy is to do your best, regardless, you will always stand tall in your own estimation. Losing hurts, but it hurts even more when you realize that you haven’t done your best.”

— Steve Gilliland

35. “Focus your efforts on what you can change and accept what you cannot.”

— Steve Gilliland

36. “True wealth and stature come from depth, not height.”

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37. “Never let your surroundings or circumstances control your attitude.”

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38. “Live more for today, less for tomorrow and never about yesterday.”

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39. “Our attitude determines our approach to life.”

— Steve Gilliland

40. “If you don’t believe in yourself, very few others will.”

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41. “Clarity is the perspective you can’t see.”

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42. “When you spend time doing something someone else can do, you won’t have time to do what only you can do.”

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43. “The good times make you smile, and the tough times make you thankful.”

— Steve Gilliland

44. “It’s not the broken strings that stop you; it’s your inability to see what you have left to play.”

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45. “Being willing to ask the tough question isn’t the hard part. It is having the guts to answer the question honestly.”

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46. “Life is not perfect.”

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47. “Human growth is a process of arriving at the fork in the road and, through experimentation, trial and error, ultimately finding wisdom.”

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48. “Don’t fear what you want the most.”

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49. “In every experience you have, find something good. Life is about perspective. The glass is half empty or half full depending on whether you are drinking or pouring.”

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50. “You create what happens to you based on your decisions. You create your future both by your actions and your inactions.”

— Steve Gilliland