Bruce Barton Quotes

A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.

I just want to serve people. I know it sounds like a simple cliche.

In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.

The best teachers are those who keep students motivated, challenged and flourishing.

I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it's sad and smiles when it's happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin' takes courage.

What is style? For many people, a very complicated way of saying very simple things. According to us, a very simple way of saying very complicated things.

Jesus made everything so simple and we have made it so complicated. He spoke to the people in short sentences and everyday words, illustrating His messages with never-to-be forgotten stories.

Few people would not be the worse for complete sincerity.

This is what magic is. It's being able to speak in a voice which makes things happen, being able to speak in a voice which causes facts to be beheld by groups of people in a way that has been purged from profane language, for us relegated to poetry and that sort of thing.

I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it. This isn't for look. This isn't for publicity or anything like that. This is for people that don't have the voice.

Simplicity is the straightforwardness of a soul which refuses itself any reaction with regard to itself or its deeds. This virtue differs from and surpasses sincerity. We see many people who are sincere without being simple. They do not wish to be taken for other than what they are; but they are always fearing lest they should be taken for what they are not.

You can beat the drum so hard that people stop listening. I wanted to use my voice wisely and not expend it wastefully.

I believe verbal felicity is the fruit of ardor, of diligence, and of refusing to be false.

Honesty is one part of eloquence. We persuade others by being in earnest ourselves.

The act of love . . . is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself.

If we fail to interest, whether because we are dull and heavy, or because our hearers are so, we teach in vain.

I don't have an ideal reader. I'm trying to reach something simple and, I believe, universal, in every single person.

When one is not understood one should as a rule lower one's voice, because when one really speaks loudly enough and is not heard, it is because people do not want to hear. One had better begin to mutter to oneself, then they get curious.

To express truth is to write naturally, forcibly, and delicately.

In general, my rule is find out where your heart is, then speak from the heart. People know the difference between that and something scripted.

When you're more focused in getting your message across than you are worrying about how people are viewing you, that's huge.

the language of truth is too simple for inexperienced ears.

I learned from teaching. If you are perceived by the student to be belittling them or purely criticizing them without offering up words of encouragement and support, they shut down and discredit you.

Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety; it shows itself in acts rather than words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.

Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach.