Luis Palau Quotes

If you are going to make a change, make it big and bold. Walk up to the biggest guy on the block, stand in his face and get it started. Then go around, brigade by brigade, making it make sense.

Bold has been my message to the people of the west, bolder is my message to you, my beloved countryman.

So, preferring death to capture, I accomplished the most astonishing deeds, and which, more then once, showed me that the too great care we take of our bodies is the only obstacle to the sucess of those projects which require rapid decision, and vigorous and determined execution. In reality, when you have once devoted your life to your enterprises, you are no longer the equal of other men, or, rather, other men are no longer your equals, and whosoever has taken this resolution, feels his strength and resources doubled.

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

This is the year you really put the stake in the ground.

All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.

You've gotta go for it, and go for it with gusto.

I guess I'm just one of these people who, when I decide I'm going to do something, I just do it.

The highest calling of leadership is to challenge the status quo and unlock the potential of others. We need a leader who will lead the resurgence of this great nation and unlock its potential once again.

I like to open new doors and blaze new trails through the jungle and all that whatnot. What keeps me goin' all these years is changin' it up.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

If you are going to make a change, don't go halfway. Make it with conviction and stick with your new idea. Ignore the scoffers. Remember, it is a law of nature that if something is different you're going to be taunted, jeered, and told the world is flat. Let the doubters fall off the edge.

But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along.

If everyone played it safe, we wouldn't get anywhere.

When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.

We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead.

Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure.

What I've learned is that real change is very, very hard. But I've also learned that change is possible - if you fight for it.

Right wins only when we dare and act.

The change in the world is always brought by one man, whom we call "the leader". Who has the vision and the force not only to make people dream, but to reach and live that dream. He is intelligent enough to foresee tomorrow. He is selfless and courageous to the extent of being ready to sacrifice everything and express truth even if it defames him. People fellow him where he takes them. He is the one who accelerates history …

You cannot lead this country by being [politically] safe.

Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses.

Obama really is a warrior in chief. He's not afraid to get the job done.

Mediocrity never goes away - but neither, I hope, do those who are willing to challenge it.

I'm down for making history.