Quotes about Hope
If I wanted to make a difference… Wishing for things to change wouldn't make them change. Hoping for improvements wouldn't bring them. Dreaming wouldn't provide all the answers I needed. Vision wouldn't be enough to bring transformation to me or others. Only by managing my thinking and shifting my thoughts from desire to deeds would I be able to bring about positive change. I needed to go from wanting to doing.
— John Maxwell
When special people touch our lives then suddenly we see how beautiful and wonderful our world can really be. They show us that our special hopes and dreams can take us far by helping us look inward and believe in who we are. They bless us with their love and joy through everything they give. When special people touch our lives they teach us how to live.
— John Maxwell
Life lived for tomorrow will always be a day away from being realized.
— John Maxwell
Nothing much happens without a dream. For something really great to happen, it takes a really great dream.
— John Maxwell
Disappointment comes when reality falls short of our expectations. But nothing falls short of God's expectations because He knows everything.
— John Maxwell
St. Francis of Assisi said, "Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
— John Maxwell
General Douglas MacArthur said, "Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals.… You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
— John Maxwell
Ben Franklin quipped, Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall receive it. Negative expectations are a quick route to dead-end thinking.
— John Maxwell
John, trust your future to God.
— John Maxwell
Contentment comes from having a positive attitude. It means: • Expecting the best in everything—not the worst • Remaining upbeat—even when you get beat up • Seeing solutions in every problem—not problems in every solution • Believing in yourself—even when others believe you've failed • Holding on to hope—even when others say it's hopeless
— John Maxwell
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
— John Maxwell
Sometimes we get to see the miracle. Others times we get to be the miracle.
— John Maxwell