John Eldredge Quotes

Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him—mentally and spiritually. He may retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp.

If I cling to circumstances I could feel not responsible. Only she who says she did not choose, is the loser in the end.

Courage, like so many other things, was not something one did or didn't have; it was a decision, a choice.

Many of us have had the attitude that life is something that happens to us and that all we can do is make the best of it. It is basically a victim's position, giving power to people and things outside of ourselves. We are beginning to realize that the power rests in us, that we can choose to create our life the way we want it to be.

The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as well as choices unexpectedly forced on them by things beyond their control.

I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make a change.

I don't really try to tell people whether they should fight. It's definitely not for everybody.

It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego.

I'm not saying we have power over everything in our lives - if that were true, my hair would look so, so different - but I am saying that there's no circumstance in which we are completely powerless.

I don't have to fight if I don't want to.

Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.

We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.

You get to choose what monsters you want to slay. I'm sorry to say this again, but let's face it - the Force is with you.

In life, there is good, evil, love, and hatred. What we desire, choose, and need to pursue is in our hands.

I feel you're in charge of your own situation.

Everybody has will - you just have to gather it. And I guess you choose where your inspiration comes from and give yourself that permission.

You control what you can control.

I fight because I want to not because I have to.

I smile when I want to smile. I don't want to be forced.

I can control my destiny; I control my life.

Nobody is powerless.

I don't feel like my life happens to me. I feel like I happen to my life. I feel that I'm in the driver's seat.

I don't allow people's outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life.

The important thing to remember is you control you. Nothing else can control you.

I have power inside. I fight.