Jim Stovall Quotes

“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.”

— Jim Stovall

“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.”

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

“Sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.”

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

“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.”

— Jim Stovall

“Showing Respect Is not Slavery ... and Must Be Taught”

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

“Remember that a wish held fervently turns into belief, and a belief held diligently becomes reality.”

— Jim Stovall

“Wife and two children on the spot of barren dirt that hours before had been his home and everything he owned, he spoke the words I will keep with me always. He said, "We have lost absolutely everything. We have nothing left other than the clothes on our backs." Then, after a brief pause, he continued, "But I guess we are lucky since our whole family is safe and sound. We have everything important." To have lost everything and still have everything seems contradictory, but it's not. As I reflect on the lessons presented by the young father, I realize that we all spend a lot of time accumulating things that in the final”

— Jim Stovall

“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.”

— Jim Stovall

“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.”

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

“When we help one another, everybody wins.”

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

“Laughter is good medicine for the soul. Our world is desperately in need of more medicine.”

— Jim Stovall

“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.”

— Jim Stovall

“Faith is all that dreamers need to see into the future.”

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

“Education is a lifelong journey whose destination expands as you travel.”

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall

“He who loves his work never labors.”

— Jim Stovall

Control what you can, acknowledge what you cannot.

— Jim Stovall

“I've seen people recover physical abilities, yet never get over emotional trauma after a serious accident. I've seen other people overcome the psychological and emotional trauma of a serious illness even though they may never fully regain their physical capabilities. Which is the greater healing? Which is the better recovery? If I had the option of choosing between a mediocre life with eyesight or the life I have today, even though I am blind, I'd stay blind and keep the life I have.”

— Jim Stovall

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

— Jim Stovall