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John M. Perkins Quotes

There is no reconciliation until you recognize the dignity of the other, until you see their view- you have to enter into the pain of the people. You've got to feel their need.

There is no reconciliation until you recognize the dignity of the other, until you see their view- you have to enter into the pain of the people. You've got to feel their need.

John M. Perkins
Inspirational, Sympathy, Pain

We live out our call most fully when we are a community of faith with arms wrapped about a community of pain.

John M. Perkins
Pain, Community, Arms

You don't give people dignity. You affirm it.

John M. Perkins
People, Giving, Dignity

Godly leadership is not about attaining recognition or glory; it's about serving others.

John M. Perkins
Godly, Recognition, Serving Others

Justice goes across racial and economic barriers - like the good Samaritan.

John M. Perkins
Justice, Economic, Samaritans

The big deal is we think the power is in us individuallythe power is in us collectively. It is in the church.

John M. Perkins
Thinking, Church, Bigs

The poor need the motivation, the incentives, the skills, the education so they can help themselves.

John M. Perkins
Motivation, Skills, Needs

Education is not a luxury in modern American society-it is essential for survival.

John M. Perkins
Luxury, Survival, Essentials
John M. Perkins (1993). “Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development”, p.93, Baker Books

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