Quotes about People

I can guarantee people, then, that if they learn, discover, understand, explore, and apply the same principles that I learned, that success is predictable.

He was in love, and people in that condition did stupid, unfathomable things. They were all flawed, every single one.

People said love was the antidote to hate, that it could mend what was most broken, and give hope in the most hopeless of times.

Life was like a book, Jet thought, but one you would never finish. You would never know how people would wind up; the good often suffered and the wicked prospered and there was no explanation for the way in which fate was meted out as there was in novels.

the earth on which we live is the body of God. All people and living things are the body and soul of God. And...we serve God not by making the earth and its people suffer but by making the earth and its people whole.

I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ask. And that in wondering bout the big things and asking bout the big things, you learn about the little ones, almost by accident. But you never know nothing more about the big things than you start out with. The more I wonder, he say, the more I love. And people start to love you back, I bet, I say. They do, he say, surprise.

Difficult people are all around. There will be someone that can steal your joy, offend you, leave you out, say something untrue. The key is to handle it correctly. Don't take the bait. Don't dwell on the negative comments. This is how you live happy.

God is not looking for religion. He's looking for people who simply believe in Him, who know He controls the universe, who believe He can do the impossible.

When you live a life of integrity, when you have a spirit of excellence, giving, serving, and treating people right, God's blessings will chase you down and overtake you.

The Scripture says, "It is better to obey God than to obey people." There will be times when you have to make a decision, "Am I going to stick with my convictions, am I going to be who God made me to be, or am I going to let the approval of people determine my destiny?

How much time and energy are you spending trying to get approval, trying to be well-liked, trying to keep this friend impressed, trying to stay in this coworker's favor? Take the pressure off. I would much rather spend my time pleasing God than trying to please people.

You can't control what people do; you can't control what they say. But you can control how you respond. My message is very simple; quit giving away your joy. Quit letting the same people upset you. Quit letting the things that don't work out frustrate you.