Top 120 Steve Gilliland Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “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

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

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54. “When we admit our mistakes and make amends for them, we reclaim our power and actually like ourselves better.”

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

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56. “If we do not learn humility, we will learn humiliation.”

— Steve Gilliland

57. “What you decide to do next will determine what you do next.”

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58. “For every action or event, there is an accompanying lesson that must be learned.”

— Steve Gilliland

59. “We can make choices that will provide us with opportunities to enjoy the ride and afford all that was meant for us.”

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60. “We let others define and, in some cases, limit our potential to be successful.”

— Steve Gilliland

61. “We are constantly granted the opportunity and mandate to grow, to learn, to change.”

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62. “Adversity will help you decide what you really believe.”

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63. “Follow the talent you have been given.”

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64. “It is impossible to unselfishly give of ourselves without being blessed in return.”

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65. “People who make a difference do not fall prey to procrastination.”

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66. “A lone person you influence positively today has the potential to influence thousands of people tomorrow.”

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67. “People who make a difference don’t look for achievements that will bring them the most with the least amount of effort.”

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68. “Most days you will not get what you want; some days you will only get what you need; but every day you will get what you expect.”

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69. “Be questioned for who you are, rather than believed for who you are not.”

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70. “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.”

— Steve Gilliland

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

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72. “Making a difference requires you to merge your ego with the aspiration of your soul.”

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

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74. “Common characteristics you admire in other people are something you see as a deficiency in yourself.”

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75. “Doubt your doubts, not your beliefs.”

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76. “Your influence will either be positive or negative.”

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77. “We become what we think, and our perception of any event will determine our reaction to it.”

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78. “Leadership is taking people where they have never been.”

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79. “Start from where you are now.”

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80. “Your ideas, thoughts, information, activities and insights are the means to seizing the opportunities which may pass you by if you don’t expand who you are.”

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81. “Life is worthless unless you give it value.”

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82. “The key to growing will be your ability to check your passion every day and never lose it.”

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83. “Don’t squander time being angry about the circumstances you’re in. Be curious about how you got there.”

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84. “The amount we earn or the success we achieve produces emptiness unless it is in line with a purpose beyond ourselves.”

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85. “The certainty of any circumstance can disclose a fact that will not permit you to wholly believe it which ultimately directs you to repeat the same mistakes.”

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86. “When you don’t believe in yourself, you expect the worst, not only of yourself, but of others.”

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87. “A major detour in your journey is allowing destructive emotions to consume your energy and make you negative.”

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88. “How you see yourself performing in certain situations is a result of how you believe. What you think, you are.”

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89. “Regret preoccupies you in ways that will demoralize you and your ability to let go of the past and improve your future.”

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90. “Love what you do and, most importantly, why you do it.”

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91. “Your actions and your image of yourself are inextricably linked.”

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92. “At the end of our lives, who we are and what that has contributed to the process of making a difference in people’s lives will be more important than anything we have produced or done for money, fame or power.”

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93. “At the fork in the road, turn “right.””

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94. “Make “now” the most interesting time of all.”

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95. “Becoming the leader sometimes creates emotional distance, yet it is imperative for you to be your authentic self.”

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96. “The most important opinion you will ever have is the one in your head.”

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97. “Give, not in the spirit of obligation or debt, but merely in the spirit of service.”

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98. “Find people whose personalities and achievements stimulate, fascinate and inspire you; then strive to duplicate their patterns of superiority.”

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99. “You have to break your dependence on a standard of living that you are comfortable with and sometimes take a step backward to move forward.”

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100. “Imagine what might come up if we shared our thankfulness at dinner every day and turned a holiday tradition into a way of life.”

— Steve Gilliland