“Accuracy first, then momentum.” Anonymous
“I call this a Divine Humility because it is a poor thing to strike our colors to God when the ship is going down under us; a poor thing to come to him as a last resort, to offer up ‘our own’ when it is no longer worth keeping. If God were proud He would hardly have us on such terms: but He is not proud, He stoops to conquer, He will have us even though we have shown that we prefer everything else to him, and come to him because there is ‘nothing better’ now to be had.” C.S. Lewis
“It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.” Benjamin Disraeli
“A problem well stated is a problem half solved.” Charles F. Kettering
“Only one life, ’twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last. And when I’m dying, how happy I’ll be, if the lamp of my life has been burned out for Thee.” C.T. Studd
“Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly, for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.” William Penn
“Anger is never without reason, but seldom with a good one.” Benjamin Franklin
“I lose my temper, but it’s all over in a minute,” said the student. “So is the hydrogen bomb,” I replied, “but think of the damage it produces!” George Sweeting
“If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it.” William Penn
“Poor Christian, be not dejected because thou seest thyself outstripped and excelled by so many in other parts of knowledge; if thou know Jesus Christ, thou knowest enough to comfort and save thy soul. Many learned philosophers are now in hell, and many illiterate Christians in heaven.” John Flavel
“The difference between the man who trusts in God and the man who trusts in himself is not in the circumstances, but in his response.” Patrick Morley
“True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.” William Penn
“Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.” Sara Gassen
“Let us build for the years we shall not see.” Sir Henry John Newbolt
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” Norman Vincent Peale
“We may have been born again without knowing much of the Bible, but we certainly are not going to grow to any extent apart from a careful and persistent study of the Word of God. Yes, the maturing believer is a Spirit-dependent student of the Scriptures.” Watchman Nee
“Your thoughts of God are too human.” Martin Luther
“Wisdom is made up of ten parts, nine of which are silence.” Anonymous
“Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.” Habakkuk 3:17-18
“Never leave well enough alone.” Raymond Loewy
“Be killing your sin or your sin will be killing you.” John Owen
“God forgive us our love of ease. God forgive us that so often we turn our faces from a life that is even remotely like His. Forgive us that we all but worship comfort, the delight of the presence of loved ones, possessions, treasure on earth.” Amy Carmichael
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Matthew 5:44
“Simplicity is an intellectual achievement, one of the greatest.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16
“No man fails who does his best.” Orison Swett Marden
“God, harden me against myself, the coward with pathetic voice who craves for ease and rest and joy. Myself, arch-traitor to myself, my hollowest friend, my deadliest foe, my clog, whatever road I go.” Amy Carmichael
“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.” William Penn
“Do you endeavor to bend your thought to the Scriptures, or do you use the Scriptures to support your thought?” Haddon W. Robinson
“Money often costs too much.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Christian fellowship is a glad and happy thing, but it is not the chief thing in a Christian’s life. The chief thing is to have Christ Himself. And that gracious presence is ministered to you through the indwelling Holy Spirit, the Comforter.” J. Russell Howden
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
“He who can give thanks for little will always find he has enough.” Anonymous
“Jesus didn’t come to help people save themselves; he came to be their Savior from the power and penalty of sin. Thank Christ for his death on the cross for your sin, and then ask him to take control of your life. Your new life begins the moment you do that.” Life Application Bible, Matthew 1:21 commentary
“If we will not be governed by God, we must be governed by tyrants.” William Penn
“It’s only by forgetting yourself that you draw near to God.” Henry David Thoreau
“It is not great talents God blesses so much as great likeness to Jesus.” Robert Murray M’Cheyne
“Live for eternity. A few days more and our journey is done.” Robert Murray M’Cheyne
“He who hath lain in the beds of spices will perfume the air through which he walks.” Charles Spurgeon
“Man out of touch with God is a caricature!” Richard C. Halverson
“Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas means a little bit more.” Grinch
“Ancora imparo.” Michelangelo (at age 87)
Psalm 1:1-3 PWA
“May you live all the days of your life.” Jonathan Swift
“If you want to grow in godliness, you need to slow down.” Anonymous
“You needn’t spend all your time lamenting this world’s darkness and the effect it has on all of humanity. Instead, you can choose to let your light shine so that others can see the power of Jesus to save and transform.” Daily Wisdom for Men
“I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“It is what I have often said, and will abide by, ‘That a holy, heavenly life, spent in the service of God, and in communion with him, is the most pleasant, comfortable life anybody can live in this world.’” Matthew Henry
“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 & Commentary
“Be a good steward. Build long-term relationships. Provide hospitality. Take personal responsibility. Choose personal influence over position power. Have fun.” Truett Cathy
“Obedience is not the means of conversion but its proof; it shows love of God and union with Christ.” Grace and Truth Study Bible
“Prosperity knits a man to the world. He feels that he is finding his place in it, while really it is finding its place in him.” C.S. Lewis
“Whatever you try to do for the Lord, small or great, and feel you are only making mistakes and failures and false notes, believe that the blessed Holy Spirit is by your side turning your discords into the Hallelujah Chorus!” F. B. Meyer (His Victorious Indwelling, October 16)
“We are becoming what we love. We are to a large degree the sum of our loves and we will of moral necessity grow into the image of what we love most; for love is among other things a creative affinity; it changes and molds and shapes and transforms.” A. W. Tozer
“Whoever says, ‘I know him,” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.” 1 John 2: 4-6
“When He blesses the work, nothing can wreck it. For the transforming power of His blessing turns liabilities into positive assets.” Watchman Nee
“…they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.” Acts 5:42
“Abstain from every form of evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:22
“We must move from asking God to take care of the things that are breaking our hearts, to praying about the things that are breaking His heart.” Margaret Gibb
“As is the business of tailors to make clothes, and the business of cobblers to mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray.” Martin Luther
“You are what you do, not what you say you will do.” Anonymous
“Why not your best, why not?” Truett Cathy
“As long as you have the tiniest bit of spiritual impertinence, it will always reveal itself in the fact that you are expecting God to tell you to do a big thing, and all He is telling you to do is ‘come.’” Oswald Chambers
“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.” Proverbs 22:1
“A good shoe is a shoe you don’t notice. Good reading becomes possible when you need not consciously think about eyes, or light, or print, or spelling. The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God.” C. S. Lewis
“Good food is good health. How you feel tomorrow depends on what you eat today.” The Dwarf House Grill, Ben & Truett Cathy
“Good tacos and good staff, they won’t let you down.” Anonymous
“Play hard. Love Jesus. Don’t suck.” Terry Tarpley
“They nailed Jesus to a cross, don’t expect a parade when you follow in His footsteps.” Wade Owens
“For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.” Luke 22:27
“Doubt no more, but now believe. Question not, but just receive. Artful doubts and reasonings be, nailed with Jesus to the tree.” Charles Spurgeon
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:19-20
“Humility is not thinking little of yourself; rather it’s simply not thinking of yourself.” Anonymous
“There is more to be discovered, look up!” DPA
“Make Heaven crowded.” Charlie Kirk (RIP 09/10/25)
“Are you doing anything with your time that has the potential to last forever?” Patrick Morley
“Being a disciple means deliberately identifying yourself with God’s interests in other people.” Oswald Chambers
“Closing on Sunday was the best business decision I ever made.” Truett Cathy
“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” Hebrews 13:5
“You cannot give what you do not have, but you will give what you do have.” Anonymous
“I see not conflict between Biblical principles and good business practices.” Truett Cathy
“The front door is formidable.” John Nehlig
“Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy (Matthew 7:3)
“That prayer would be our first priority and not our last resort.” Jay Strother
“He that has prayed well has studied well.” John Wesley
“A preacher’s role is to present what God has said and ask people to believe and obey it. When they do that, their lives are changed. Kenneth S. Coley
“What is popular is not always right; what is right is not always popular.” Anonymous
“If you want to hear God speak, read your Bible. If you want to hear God speak audibly, read your Bible out loud.” Justin Peters
“It ain’t the parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it’s the parts that I do understand.” Mark Twain
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interest of others.” Philippians 2:2-4
“I am learning that a man can live profoundly without masses of things.” Richard E Byrd
“The economic goal of all media is, after all, to sell products and services.” Patrick Morley
“Well done is better than well said.” Benjamin Franklin
“Urgent problems are seldom the important ones.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Philippians 4:8
“I am not so committed to financial success that I am or will ever be willing to abandon my principles and priorities.” Truett Cathy
“I see the problem and the problem is me.” DPA
“What other people think of you is none of your business.” Anonymous
“Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” Henry Ford
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you…” Isaiah 26:3
“Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a scepter but a hoe.” Bernard of Clairvaux
“A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.” D. Elton Trueblood
“We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the importance things have not changed.” Truett Cathy
“I am a sushi man, that’s it.” Seiji Kumagawa
“But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Anonymous
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
“The most important decision any one is ever called on to make is to settle, in his heart, once for all, the matter of his attitude toward Christ. On that depends everything.” H. H. Halley
“To lift up the hands to God in prayer gives God glory, but a man with a dung fork in hand, a woman with a slop pail, give Him glory too. He is so great that all things give Him glory if you mean they should. So then, my brethren, live.” Gerard Manley Hopkins
“We must continually remind ourselves of the purpose of life. We are not destined to happiness, nor to health, but to holiness. Today we have far too many desires and interests, and our lives are being consumed and wasted by them.” Oswald Chambers
“Expectations – Reality = Disappointment” Anonymous
“Christ is in the boat, as well as the water.” John Darby
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” Victor Borge
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it.” Halford E. Luccock
“Nothing makes a boss more admired than being within earshot.” Anonymous
“The best thing about a family, church, workplace, or community; is its people! The worst thing about a family, church, workplace, or a community; is it’s people! DPA
“Only one life, twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last.” C.T. Studd
“It is a bad plan that admits to no modification.” Publilius Syrus
“No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.” William Penn
“The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God.” Oswald Chambers
“The more you nourish your own soul by feeding on the word of God, the more likely He is to use you.” John Darby
“One of these days…is none of these days.” English Proverb
“If one gives an answer before he hears it, it is his folly and shame.” Proverbs 18:13
“No man need worry about being a failure if he gives his best to God.” Anonymous
“Every Christian should be a constant and devoted reader of the Bible; and the primary business of the Church and ministry is to lead, foster, and encourage their people in that habit.” H. H. Halley
“Not dead; not done.” Fady Al-Hagal
“I wasn’t suicidal, I was just apathetic to my own existence.” C. Powell
“Yet you cannot make disciples unless you are a disciple yourself.” Oswald Chambers
“The axe cannot boast of the trees is has cut down. It could do nothing but for the woodsman. He made it, he sharpened it, and he used it. The moment he throws it aside; it becomes only old iron. O that I may never lose sight of this.” Samuel Brengle
“The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work extremely well.” Sir William Osler
“Something Jesus said that few people really believe: It is better to give than to receive.” Truett Cathy
“You can’t do what it says until you know what it says.” (James 1:22) DPA
“God never said it would be easy…He just said he would go with me.” J. G. Holland
“Let the year be given to God in its every moment. The year is made up of minutes. Let these be watched as dedicated to God. It is in the sanctification of the small that hallowing of the large is secure.” G. Campbell Morgan
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” G. K. Chesterton
“He leads the way. Stay close to him.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The greatest ability is dependability.” Curt Bergwall
“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:17
“Perseverance is another name for success.” Anonymous
“His-control, not self-control.” DPA
“He must increase, but I must decrease.” John 3:30
“Happy and wise is the Christian who lives his life as he wishes to be found at his death.” Thomas A. Kempis
“If one gives and answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.” Proverbs 18:13
“If the thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well.” Horatius Bonar
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.” Albert Schweitzer
“What I practice daily is what I believe, all the rest is merely religious talk.” Anonymous
“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.” Anonymous
“The key to success is to get out into the stores and listen to what the associates have to say.” Sam Walton
“Look up!” DPA
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” G.K. Chesterton
“Feed me with the good that is needful for me.” Proverbs 30:8
“Success has made failures of many men.” Cindy Adams
“You are only as good as the people you hire (Ray Kroc), and retain (DPA).”
“The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.” Bishop W. C. Magee
“On the day of judgement, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.” Thomas A. Kempis
“You did well to come. You to better to abide.” Andrew Murray
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“All efforts of worth and excellence are difficult.” Oswald Chambers
“No person need worry about being a failure if he gives his best to God.” Anonymous
“The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.” Proverbs 21:31
“If you have a job without aggravations, you don’t have a job.” Malcolm Forbes
“From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of always being right.” Samuel Butler
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” John Wooden
“The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.” Elbert Hubbard
“Most people think we are in the chicken business, we are not. We are in the people business.” Truett Cathy
“For every unconverted man that reads the Bible, a hundred read you and me.” Dwight L. Moody
“Listen…to the end!” DPA
“Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“My goal is God Himself, not joy, nor peace, nor even blessing, but himself, my God.” Frances Brook
“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” Proverbs 18:2