Brian Apollo > Brian's Quotes

“In relationships, you have to become what you want; to have good friends, you must be a good friend.
- A portion of the poem 'Friendships”
― Brian Apollo, Heart to Heart: Real Talk

“Received much knowledge throughout the year
Sermons are absorbed pulpit to ear
Situations test your walk
Tribulations make you talk
Apply wisdom to all you hold dear
- A portion of 'Applications”
― Brian Apollo, Spirituality Uncut (Second Edition): Poetry Inspired by the Word of God

“Leaders don't hide from conflicts
Leaders are birthed in conflicts
Changing the mindset of others
Simply because he exists
-A portion of the poem 'Leadership”
― Brian Apollo, Spirituality Uncut (Second Edition): Poetry Inspired by the Word of God

“Faulty values negatively influence the soul. If a person is not careful, they can be brainwashed without knowing it.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“Stereotypes and prejudices are faulty values that we may promote unknowingly.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“Positive values establish the foundation of good citizenship and contribute to being a productive part of society.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“If a girl is respectful, she is also seen as being kind and polite. If a girl values love, she is also considered thoughtful and compassionate. If a girl has a standard of accountability, she is also disciplined and civil.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“Respect, love, and accountability may seem like the common sense choices of positive values, but in actuality, they are under attack. There are faulty values out there to counteract these positive values and it is up to you to make sure those faulty values do not guide your son down a road he was not meant to travel.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“Children appreciate quality time spent with their parents, which nurture the emotional bonding between them.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“You honor people for going beyond what is expected. There must be a reason why people are honored and most likely they had earned it.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“Courtesy is not learned by instinct. Like the other components of respect, courtesy has to be taught and modeled.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“If we disrespect our daughters by giving them negative names, they will believe that disrespect is a positive value and they will disrespect others in the same way.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“Children who become disrespectful strengthen their esteem not by doing better, but by tearing others down so they appear stronger in comparison. They learn how to prejudge others, but will be angered when they are prejudged.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“Agape love is strengthened by the person who expresses it - not by the person who receives it. In fact, the person who receives agape love does not have to show any appreciation at all.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“Parents have to teach their sons that different loves exist and they should not express love towards everyone in the same way.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“Do not forget, your children are learning not only from what you say but from what you do.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“If adults try to make their daughters into their confidants, they are actually stopping them from behaving as children. This forces girls to think as an adult without any training and gives them a false sense of adulthood. Due to this, these girls have difficulty seeing their parents as authority figures.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“I believe selfishness, competition, and rejection can be dangerous and can overpower love if not addressed.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“Children may make mistakes, but we should never make them feel unloved or unvalued when they do. Their self-image may suffer as a result of this practice, they may believe their mistake is a part of them or personifies the mistake.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“One way to help our daughters learn from their mistakes is to help them establish the connection among choices, actions, and consequences.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“One aspect of teaching children how to be accountable is to allow them to make controlled choices on their own and practice avoiding rash choices.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Sons

“Perfection is not a realistic goal because it is an impossibility. Children who value perfection try to achieve it, but achieving perfection is like trying to touch your own shadow.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“Teaching and modeling positive values never ends. It begins in infancy and continues throughout adulthood. It takes time and hard work, but your efforts will benefit her throughout her entire life.”
― Brian Apollo, How to Value Your Daughters

“People can think of you as they will but your will they should never touch.
- A portion of the poem 'Hold On To Your Dreams”
― Brian Apollo, US: Heart, Mind, Body, Soul

“God gave you life, talents, and a destiny. It's up to you to properly use all three.
- A portion of the poem 'Control Your Dreams”
― Brian Apollo, US: Heart, Mind, Body, Soul

“If you say you can then you will and you shall and nobody can stop you.
- A portion of the poem, 'Can't vs Can”
― Brian Apollo, Heart to Heart: Real Talk