Charles Swindoll Quotes

Charles Swindoll gives plain-spoken advice about family, daily attitude choices and the balance of work and play.

19 quotes

  1. A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

  2. Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched.

  3. Don't be afraid of outgiving. It is impossible to do that.

  4. Each day, we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. Let us strive to make the finest investment we can.

  5. 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.

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

  7. The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information and thoughts that inspires us to do our best.

  8. The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

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

  10. We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

  11. We have become a generation of people who worship our work, who work at our play, and who play at our worship.

  12. We shouldn't deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on those experiences.

  13. When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.

  14. When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

  15. 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.

  16. There is only one you…don't dare change because you are outnumbered.

  17. “Giants Big things. Things that buffet, bluster …and defy domination. Dark things. Ominous shades that blight, blacken …and blot out the Sun”

  18. “The secret lies in how we handle today, not yesterday or tomorrow. Today... that special block of time holding the key that locks out yesterday's nightmares and unlocks tomorrow's dreams.”

  19. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.”