Quotes about Impact

Strategic thought is needed in missionary work. From the point of view of salvation, all souls are equal. From the view of missionary strategy, they are not equal.

It's only when we forget ourselves that we do the things that deserve to be remembered.

What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.

God determines greatness by how many people you serve, not how many people serve you.

Living to create an earthly legacy is a short-sighted goal.

George Bernard Shaw wrote, "This is the true joy of life: the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

A church is an organization that exists for the benefit of nonmembers.

Life is too short to help make a world you don't want to live in.)

There are two kinds of teachers—the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies." (I hope I am remembered as a prodder.)

The human capacity for suffering was like that for joy. It could only have the greatest impact in small doses. After that, mind and body could no longer take it in.

Because words unsaid can change a course as surely as words said.

If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified.