Charles Stanley Quotes

Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due, but to the manner of performing it.

I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone.

I'm not afraid of making big and sometimes unpopular calls if they're the right thing to do.

The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory.

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I'm going to fight for you. I'm going to fight for what's right. I'm going to fight to hold people accountable.

There is a value in taking a stand whether or not anybody may be noticing it and whether or not it is a risky thing to do.

To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

I am ... one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.

Everyone in the process of punishing has the courage of someone else’s convictions to fall back on.

You've got to do what's right, or what you think is right. And you've got to make tough decisions. And you've got to be willing to take on your friends when you disagree with them.

Johnny Cash was a good man. He tried to live up to his faith. It was just difficult.

Doing the right thing is a decision, which in many cases means you stand alone.

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good.

Caesar was a man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.

The time is here for you to stand up for what you know is right. You must judge right from wrong. No longer can you be complacent or go with the flow or wonder what to do. You must decide now which path you will follow and which answer you will give. Decide well in advance, before the pressure is on, what you stand for.

Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.

If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything.