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“We take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”
― Cynthia Ozick

“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

“Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farmworkers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

“Progress apart from purpose ends in arrogance.”
― T.D. Jakes, Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits

“You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look”
― T.D. Jakes

“When you live your own dream, you don’t have time to be a hater.”
― T.D. Jakes, Destiny: Step into Your Purpose

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
― T.D. Jakes, Destiny: Step into Your Purpose

“There are perhaps millions who are sitting on the couch saying, “I’m gonna…” They’ll do it when their finances are perfect, when their children are perfectly grown and stable, when they’ve achieved seniority on the job or some other life marker. Your life will never be perfect. Parts of it will be, at times. You will always be juggling and adjusting in some area of your life. Step away from the couch sitters who are awaiting the single perfect day to begin living their dream. You can choose to live your dream every day if you just take the first step.”
― T.D. Jakes, Destiny: Step into Your Purpose

“My greatest fear is not living before I die, to play everything so safe that even though I had no risk I also enjoyed no reward.”
― T.D. Jakes, Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive

“Paying attention to what nourishes and stimulates your heart, soul, and imagination leads to listening to your instincts. In turn, listening to your instincts jump-starts the process of creating the fabric of your destiny. Like a designer sewing a garment, you take the vision within you and bring it to life in a suit to be worn for your next season of life. You are instinctively best at inventing what is in your inventory!”
― T.D. Jakes, Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive

“Time is a precious commodity and it must be used carefully and judiciously. Your time is worth everything. Time is your greatest weapon, so choose the situations and circumstances that are worth fighting for. Don’t waste your time fighting meaningless battles. Meaningless combat won’t help your future. Invest your time where it matters. On the way to Destiny, know that there will be battles to fight. Know that what you’re fighting for is worth it. Your children, your marriage, your career are always worth fighting for, but even then, you may come to a point when you have to give up an active fight and just let God fight the battle for you.”
― T.D. Jakes, Destiny: Step into Your Purpose

“if you are the smartest person in a room, you are in the wrong room.”
― T.D. Jakes, When Power Meets Potential: Unlocking God's Purpose in Your Life

“There is no success like the success of a man who had to persevere in order to receive it. People appreciate the victory when they have to walk it out.”
― T.D. Jakes, Can You Stand to be Blessed?: Insights to Help You Survive the Peaks and Valleys

“In a 2006 speech then-senator Barack Obama gave to a group of college students, he offered these sage words about success: “Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
― T.D. Jakes, Destiny: Step into Your Purpose

“Routines without ongoing assessment lead to stagnation and mediocrity.”
― T.D. Jakes, Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive