Bill Johnson Quotes

A great mind will neither give an affront nor bear it.

No one has a monopoly on wisdom, and even for people who aren't religious, you can learn things from religious people.

Our knowledge, is our power, and God our strength.

think about the way God rules. He doesn't do it by sending in the tanks. He does it by calling servants.

Some of the best people i know are fools', Evanelle said. 'The strongest people I know.

The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.

Don't ever let anyone pull you so low as to hate them. We must use the weapon of love. We must have the compassion and understanding for those who hate us. We must realize so many people are taught to hate us that they are not totally responsible for their hate. But we stand in life at midnight; we are always on the threshold of a new dawn.

I can’t hate people for making judgment on me, or making a decision of liking me or not liking me. All I can do is try to better as a person. And I’m good with knowing everything isn’t always going to be perfect.

For many people, the pope is still, to a certain extent, a positive role model and a moral force, although others feel that this aspect has suffered greatly.

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.

People who are servants-humbly, honestly, and joyfully-keep getting revealed as the biggest winners. People who recognize and embrace their smallness keep getting bigger and bigger in God's eyes. It's the oddest scoring system.

You can have average talent, but when God breathes on your life, you will go further than people that have great talent. Don't talk yourself out of it.

A master blesses calamity, for the master knows that from the seeds of disaster (and all experience) comes the growth of self.

When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt him and not grow tired of him.

People say that it is so hard to bring Jesus Christ and present him before the lives of men today. Of course it is. It is so hard that it is impossible except by the power of the indwelling Holy Ghost.

Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and criticism, people will gradually come to understand that our real nature is very special

True greatness is devoting all my energy to becoming a servant and not getting upset when I am treated like one.

The heart is the path to wisdom because it dares to be vulnerable in the presence of power

And that's how we measure out our real respect for people—by the degree of feeling they can register, the voltage of life they can carry and tolerate—and enjoy. End of sermon. As Buddha says: live like a mighty river. And as the old Greeks said: live as though all your ancestors were living again through you.

God is the Source of real love, joy, peace, wisdom and everything else we all need to be the people He has created us to be.

It's catastrophies which turn wise and strong people into philosophers.

Why is it that sometimes our prayers seem not to be answered? This is a manifestation of the Buddha's wisdom, so that we can deepen our prayers, become stronger people, live more profound lives and secure deeper, more lasting good fortune. If our slightest prayer was answered immediately, we would become lazy and degenerate. And we could not hope to build a life of great dignity and substance.

It would be a good thing if young people were wise and old people were strong, but God has arranged things better.

Val: Why do you go out there? Sandra: Because dead people give such good advice. Val: What advice do they give? Sandra: Just one word- live!