Myles Munroe Quotes - Page 5

A woman may be beautiful but have poor character. A man may be a business genius, making money left and right, but lack common courtesy, sensitivity, and compassion.

We need to put people in positions of authority in government, business, law, medicine, media, sports and entertainment who are filled with the laws of God so that we can bring those laws into effect.

The past is dead except for the life you give it

You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.

You are designed by God not to blend in, but to stand out

Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests.

True leaders are born when you find something to die for

God did not create woman from man’s head, that he should command her, nor from his feet, that she should be his slave, but rather from his side, that she should be near his heart.

If you want to become successful, seek to become a person of value

Learn to recognize and combat the enemies of potential.

The graveyard is the richest place on the surface of the earth because there you will see the books that were not published, ideas that were not harnessed, songs that were not sung, and drama pieces that were never acted.

We live our thoughts and manifest them in our attitudes toward ourselves and others. We cannot live beyond our thoughts and convictions.

Once a man and woman have married, the only thing they should receive from their parents is advice and counsel, and then only when they ask for it. Parents should not offer opinions or advice without being asked.

If you have hope for the future you have true riches; no matter how much you have in your account

Praise must be learned in private before it is exhibited in public.

Divine Law is not subject nor affected by the majority vote of humanity

Success is not a pursuit...but the result of obedience to the Divien and Natural laws of Life established by the Creator

The people who have impacted the world didn't live long. Martin Luther King. John F. Kennedy. These people who impact the world were not old people, but they lived so effectively that we cannot erase them from history.

When we evaluate the rightness or wrongness of actions or behavior, we need to ask ourselves if that behavior will edify—build up—ourselves or someone else, or if it will tear down. The question is not what we can get away with, but what is healthy and edifying. When it is all said and done, are we edified spiritually? Have we been built up and strengthened in our relationship with the Lord or with our spouse, or have we been weakened? Do we come away encouraged or discouraged, confident or filled with a sense of guilt or shame? Is our conscience clean?

Most of us are not leaders today because, in our hearts we don't believe that is who we are.

One of the greatest tragedies in life is to watch potential die untapped.

If you keep your perspective correct and understand that people are coming to you because your gift makes room for you in the world, then you do not need to wonder or worry about having to misplace your importance as a person.

The reason why principles are so important is because principles make life predictable.

Purpose gives birth to hope and instills the passion to act.

Every human has a seed of greatness buried in a gift needed by the world.