Jim Stovall Quotes

#1. Showing Respect Is not Slavery ... and Must Be Taught

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#2. Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.

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#3. He who loves his work never labors.

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#4. Control what you can, acknowledge what you cannot.

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#5. You will hear your heartbeat again when your life is in rhythm, and there is no doubt that you're doing what you were made to do. That's your heartbeat; that's when you're truly alive and not just existing" I

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#6. things in this life can be separated into two categories: Things that are valuable and things that matter.

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#7. It is a wealthy person, indeed, who calculates riches not in gold but in friends.

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#8. Education is a lifelong journey whose destination expands as you travel.

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#9. Faith is all that dreamers need to see into the future.

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#10. You don't begin to live, until you've lost everything ... I've lost everything three or four times. A perfect place to start.

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#11. Sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.

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#12. Life at its essence boils down to one day at a time. Today is the day!

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#13. Any discussion of money and success would be lacking if I did not state that money is neither good nor bad. In the hands of good people, money can build places of healing, worship, and learning. In the hands of bad people, money can create destruction, disease, and death.

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#14. Anything good, honorable, and desirable in life is based on love. Anything bad or evil is simply life without the love involved.

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#15. Laughter is good medicine for the soul. Our world is desperately in need of more medicine.

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#16. Money is nothing more than a tool. It can be a force for good, a force for evil, or simply idle.

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#17. the desire and hunger for education is the key to real learning.

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#18. In the end, a person is only known by the impact he or she has on others.

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#19. In those times we yearn to have more in our lives, we should dwell on the things we already have. In doing so, we will often find that our lives are already full to overflowing.

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#20. If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.

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#21. I finally know that joy does not come from avoiding a problem or having someone else deal with it for you. Joy comes from overcoming a problem or simply learning to live with it while being joyful.

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#22. You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, ackowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.

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#23. The only way to truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.

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#24. Some people are born into wonderful families. Others have to find or create them. Being a member of a family is a priceless membership that we pay nothing for but love.

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#25. When we help one another, everybody wins.

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#26. Love is a treasure for which we can never pay. The only way we keep it is to give it away.

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#27. Being successful is a choice and, therefore, being defeated is a decision.

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#28. A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.

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#29. When we can learn from our own problems, we begin to deal with life. When we can learn from other people's problems, we begin to master life.

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#30. A journey should never be judged by the destination or mode of transportation. It should be judged by the friends who accompany us on the trip.

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#31. Somehow love from the past can be felt in the present and accompany us on our journey into the future.

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#32. Remember that a wish held fervently turns into belief, and a belief held diligently becomes reality.

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#33. Only when we try to understand one another's suffering can we begin to bring each other joy.

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#34. Problems may only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment may only be gained by experiencing life's problems.

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