Myles Munroe

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“If you keep people down so they dont become better than you, you gotta stay there to keep them down so you dont progress yourself.What kind of wahala (Suffering) is that ?Leave them to progress so you can expand.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“I was born on an island with 96 percent of the people black. But all the power and the economy was in the hands of white people who only formed four per cent.”

“Nothing is more difficult than trying to correct history.”

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

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

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

“Trust is a product of test over time.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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