Myles Munroe quotes:

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.

True leaders don't invest in buildings. Jesus never built a building. They invest in people. Why? Because success without a successor is failure. So your legacy should not be in buildings, programs, or projects; your legacy must be in people.

The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.

Don't die old, die empty. That's the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.

Whenever I talk about the Bahamas and its beauty, I could never stop talking about my God, who has given us all of this beauty.

When you believe in your dream and your vision, then it begins to attract its own resources. No one was born to be a failure.

The Kingdom is the love of God prevailing in politics, in business, in government, in media. It is all the impact of the laws of God creating a social environment where the strong help the weak, where those who have give to those who don't. It's a society where relationships are built on love.

You weren't born just to live a life and to die; you were born to accomplish something specifically. Matter of fact, success is making it to the end of your purpose; that is success... Success is not just existing. Success is making it to the end of why you were born.

We live in a disposable, 'cast-off and throw-away' society that has largely lost any real sense of permanence. Ours is a world of expiration dates, limited shelf life, and planned obsolescence. Nothing is absolute.

Trust is a product of test over time.

So what do you desire to do? What do you really want to do as a person? You need to stop and document that; write it down; make a plan; and then God says, 'I'll direct your steps.'

The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.

It is my belief that no matter how advanced man may become in science, technology, systems, and knowledge, he can never improve on the foundational precepts of marriage as the bedrock of social development.

Our life is the sum total of all the decisions we make every day, and those decisions are determined by our priorities.

I think that the greatest gift God ever gave man is not the gift of sight but the gift of vision. Sight is a function of the eyes, but vision is a function of the heart.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

It is my conviction that marriage is such a good idea, only God could have thought of it.

True leadership is an attitude that naturally inspires and motivates others, and it comes from an internalized discovery about yourself.

Whenever they sang a certain song in church, I used to sing it the loudest: 'Lead me, guide me, along the way!' One day, as I was singing this song, I felt as if the Lord was saying to me, 'Lead you along what way?' I realized then that if you don't have a plan, God doesn't have anything specific to direct you in.

I discovered who I was when I discovered God. You are just like your father God.

Young people all over the world are very frustrated. They are very disillusioned. Many of them are turning their backs on religion. They are walking away from the faith of their parents, and most of this is because religion has failed them.

Every human heart cries and yearns for the same thing: a chance to fulfill his or her own dreams and desires. Even the poorest man has a dream.

God's purpose is more important than our plans.

We are a sum total of what we have learned from all who have taught us, both great and small.

A wedding is and event, but marriage is a life.

Leadership does not mean being bossy, always telling others what to do. No, leadership means going ahead, not putting others in the front. Good leaders lead by example, not by decree.

When man fell from grace, he lost a kingdom, not a religion. He lost dominion over the earth; He did not lose Heaven. Therefore, mankind's search is not for a religion or for Heaven but for his kingdom.

Loving money at the expense of others is an abuse of power to get wealth.

You are capable of much more than you are presently thinking, imagining, doing or being.

People generally fall into one of three groups: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no notion of what happens. Every person is either a creator of fact or a creature of circumstance. He either puts color into his environment, or, like a chameleon, takes color from his environment.

No matter how good or bad we may feel, no matter how up or down we may be, Christ loves us, accepts us, and thinks the world of us.

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.

Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions.

We will never obtain God's kind of marriage simply by going along with the crowd, doing what everybody else does. We have to dig deep into the heart of God to discover His principles.

The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.

The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live. And most people are concerned about growing old rather than being effective.

When certain parts of our bodies are touched, certain enzymes and chemicals that trigger sexual desire are released into our system. The more our bodies are stimulated, the more chemicals are released and the greater our sexual desire grows until it becomes a virtually unstoppable flood.

My greatest fear is that the spirit of religion is lurking in so many churches today. Instead of men and women of God preaching about and applying Kingdom principles to everyday living, they have given the spirit of religion the power to cloud the path of others.

The greatest failure in life is being successful in the wrong assignment.

I go to goth clubs dressed as a frat guy so I can stand around and look terribly uncomfortable. At frat parties I do the same thing, but the other way around.

Every human being was born with an inherent gift, and that gift is their gift to humanity; they are supposed to serve humanity in the area of their gifting.

Every human being was created to dominate and lead in an area of gifting.

Anyone who develops his gifts and talents will become a commodity

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.

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

Headship is not rulership; it is leadership.

Healthy relationships should always begin at the spiritual and intellectual levels - the levels of purpose, motivation, interests, dreams,and personality.

We are the products of a highly intelligent and creative supreme being.

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

Democracy without God is mans worship and elevation of himself and his own intelligence or humanism, where man becomes his own measure for morality, judgment, and justice.

No amount of training in leadership skills, courses in management methods, power titles, promotions, or associations can substitute for the right attitudes.

We need to stop focusing on people leaving earth and focus on, like Jesus said, the Kingdom of God is the yeast. Yeast invades dough.

Friendship is not a gift, but is the result of hard work.

Rulership is in our genes, dominion is in our makeup. We were designed to rule the earth.

You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped resources locked away within you.

Junk is in the eyes of the beholder. Some look, but others see.

It is the same way with dating. The time you are most prepared for dating is when you don't need anyone to complete you, fulfill you, or instill in you a sense of worth or purpose.

We need people in the areas that create laws and policies who are filled with the Kingdom so that those laws can become the fabric of our social development.

I'm washed, I'm forgiven, I'm whole, and I'm healed. I'm cleansed and I'm glory bound. I am only a sojourner on the earth.

You came to earth to answer a question God knew would be asked. You are the solution to a problem in your generation.

Failure is not the absence of success. Failure is the neglect of trying.

Leadership success is measured by the success of your successor.

External circumstances will not change until internal belief systems change.

Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles - normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations.

True leaders are born when you find something to die for

True Leadership is the authority given by the trust of the followers to use power for the benefit of all.

True leadership is measured by what happens after you die.

We each were endowed at birth with a unique gift, something we were born to do or become that no one else can achieve the way we can. God's purpose is that we bear abundant fruit and release the blessings of our gift and potential to the world.

Death can never kill an idea. Ideas are more powerful than death. Ideas outlive men and can never be destroyed.

Faithfulness to your husband means sticking up for him, always building him up and never tearing him down.

Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth. It is our request for Him to work His ways in this world.

Nothing is more difficult than trying to correct history.

I think leadership is not something you learn; it's something you discover.

...success is not a comparison of what we have done with what others have done.

A leader can transform an army of frightened people into fearless people.

A man leads with his mind while a woman leads with her heart.

A person's readiness to date is largely a matter of maturity and environment.

A principle is a truth that is established by God that can never be changed.

A promise is a commitment to do something later, and a vow is a binding commitment to begin doing something now and to continue to do it for the duration of the vow. Some vows, or contracts, are for life; others are for limited periods of time.

A woman says what is on her heart while a man says what is on his mind.

All societies establish laws that become norms. Those norms create the environment that incubates society. So, when you implement the laws of God in society, they produce a culture of heaven.

At age 14, my belief systems began to change about myself, about God, about humans, about values, and about moral standards. I also began to align myself with the principles that are laid down by the Creator in the book called the Bible.

Attitude creates your world and designs your destiny.

Being open to correction means making ourselves vulnerable, and many people are not willing to do that.

Circumstances and crises are God's tools to move you into your purpose and the maximizing of your potential.

Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to listen to and understand others. Developing both of these aspects of communication takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.

Culture is a product of law. And laws create norms for society. This is why anyone who wants to change the culture of a country must try to change the norms of the country.

Desire is craving enough to sacrifice for

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

Don't ever make the mistake of telling God that you have nothing to offer. That simply is not true. God does not create any junk.

Don't be a pigeon if you were born to be an eagle. Experience God's altitude for your life.

Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams. Govern your life by priorities not your pressures.

Don't ever become so preoccupied by who you want to be that you forget to be who you are.

Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you are.

Every conscientious husband and wife should measure their marriage by the unchanging standard of the principles found in God's Word.

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

Every person is born with a seed of greatness.

Everything in life is built on principles - plants, seas, birds, all of the natural elements of nature, they all follow and obey certain basic fundamental principles.

Failure is predictable if you break laws, success is predictable if you obey laws. I discovered and learned that truth when I was 14 years old. Not everyone discovers that. Some people take a lifetime to learn that.

Failure of success is not race-related; it's not socioeconomics-related; it is really predictable, based on principles that are laid down by God the Creator by which we are supposed to function. If we find them and obey them, success becomes inevitable. That's why I was able to move from rats to 40,000 feet in the air in my own aircraft.

Few people who marry plan for their marriages to fail, but neither do they specifically plan for success.

For a woman, language spoken is an expression of what she is feeling. For a man, language spoken is an expression of what he is thinking. A woman says what is on her heart while a man says what is on his mind.

For everything that God desires to do in the earth, He enters into partnership with those to whom He has already given dominion.

God designed the world in such a way that everything functions on principles. Principles are eternal laws established and inherent in creation that make creation function.

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.

God had no problem with the man's separateness, his uniqueness, or his wholeness.

God may not explain Himself, but He will reveal Himself.

God never demands anything that He does not provide for. Whatever God commands us to do, He equips us to do.

God wants to supply your needs from a place you never expected, through people you never knew, in ways you never thought, but first you have to believe that it is possible. Once you understand that His ability to meet your needs is bigger than your job or your business, you will find that your source of life is bigger than the resources that you have been accumulating.

God's love sets us free from the need to seek approval. Knowing that we are loved by God, accepted by God, approved by God, and that we are new creations in Christ empowers us to reject self-rejection and embrace a healthy self-love. Being secure in God's love for us, our love for Him, and our love for ourselves, prepares us to fulfill the second greatest commandment: To love our neighbor as ourselves.

Great leaders have no need for reputation. Reputation is what you are in public. Character is who you are in private.

Humility is simply believing and accepting what God says about us, and God says that we are anything but worthless.

I am convinced that God Himself is tampering with the economic system of the world to reduce us back to Him.

I believe that if you are talking about economic stress, the systems of the world are very fragile, and if we put our hope and trust in the systems that men have created, they will guarantee failure.

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

I discovered that success has very little to do with education or race or disposition; it has more to do with principles and following those principles.

I encourage people at this time, do not put your faith in any preacher, in any human system, but put your faith and trust in the Living God.

I went from one state of life to another state of life by obeying, understanding, and applying the principles that are laid down in the Bible.

I'm washed, I'm forgiven, I'm whole, and I'm healed. I'm cleansed and I'm glory bound. I am only a sojourner on the earth. I am but a pilgrim on this planet, on my way to perfection, and I don't need anybody to tell me who I am, because I know who I am. I am a child of the King, a son (or daughter) of God, born again through Jesus Christ, bought with the price of His blood. I am a new creation, totally new, thoroughly loved and completely accepted as a child of my Father, precious in His sight.