Quotes about Perspective
Our tendency is to pray for miracles. But in most situations, it is more appropriate to pray for opportunities.
— Andy Stanley
Your beliefs shape your attitudes!
— Andy Stanley
Honestly, I couldn't remember the last time I asked God to fill me with joy. Or to create a joyful spirit in my children. Goodness knows I've asked for peace and sanity and obedience. I've prayed for healing and wisdom. I've worshiped the Lord and studied His Word. But joy? How in the world did I forget about the beautiful, good, and pleasing gift of joy?
— Angela Thomas
Now, whenever you read any historical document, you always evaluate it in light of the historical context.
— Josh McDowell
The American grips himself, at the very sources of his consciousness, in a grip of care: and then, to so much of the rest of life, is indifferent. Whereas, the European hasn't got so much care in him, so he cares much more for life and living.
— DH Lawrence
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go.
— Martha Washington
The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that in your brains and in your hands, wherever you go... It's one thing to carry your life wherever you go. Another thing to always go looking for it somewhere else.
— Barbara Kingsolver
I'm happy wherever I go, whatever I do. I'm happy in Iowa, I'm happy here in California.
— Ashton Kutcher
It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.
— Zig Ziglar
One must dig deeply into opposing points of view in order to know whether your own position remains defensible. Iron sharpens iron.
— Francis Collins
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.
— Henry Ford
It wasn't until sixth grade, at P.S. 168, when my teacher took us on a field trip to her house that I realized we were poor. I have no idea what my teacher's intentions were - whether she was trying to inspire us or if she actually thought visiting her Manhattan brownstone with her view of Central Park qualified as a school trip.
— Jay-Z