Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

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

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.

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

Don't get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.

Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view.

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

Anything under God's control is never out of control.

Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.

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!

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

We aren't just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose

Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.

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.

Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, "Lord, this is Your battle."

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.

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

Authentic men aren't afraid to show affection, release their feelings, hug their children, cry when they're sad, admit it when they're wrong, and ask for help when they need it.

The more impossible the situation, the greater God accomplishes His work.

The past is over... forget it. The future holds hope... reach for it.

When we have God in clear focus, His powerful presence eclipses our fear.

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

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

People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change

Consistency: It's the jewel worth wearing; It's the anchor worth weighing; It's the thread worth weaving; It's a battle worth winning.

Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.

Faith does not change my circumstances; faith changes me. Faith may not bring in the tuition check when I need it, but faith will give me what it takes to hang on.

Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.

God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.

Love has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.

God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.

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.

One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you're not.

No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task.

With vision there is no room to be frightened. No reason for intimidation. It's time to march forward! Let's be confident and positive!

Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.

Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity

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.

God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.

God has somehow placed into Christian's insides a special something, that extra inner reservoir of power that is more than a match for the stuff life throws at us.

If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.

God's heavenly plan doesn't always make earthly sense.

Let's choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.

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

Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't burning.

You won't find God at the Seminary and you won't find wisdom in the halls of intellectualism.

If you only knew what God had to take me through to get me to the place where he could use me to be a blessing to other people, I doubt whether you would be willing to pay the price.

Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person's day, week, or life.

The lens of fear magnifies the size of uncertainty.