John Piper Quotes

Make the decision that you'll no longer use excuses to keep you from what you know is in your best interest. Today, act on something you've always avoided and explained away with a convenient excuse. Make a phone call you've been putting off, write a letter to a friend, put on a pair of walking shoes and go for a stroll, clean out your closet—do something you've been justifying not doing with excuses.

God has already done everything He's going to do. The ball is now in your court. If you want success, if you want wisdom, if you want to be prosperous and healthy, you're going to have to do more than meditate and believe; you must boldly declare words of faith and victory over yourself and your family.

You focus on the things that you can control, and that's what I'm doing.

I take responsibility for myself and what I do now.

You can never control other people. You can only control yourself. I have definitely learned that.

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.

I used to think that if someone gained their weight back, it was my fault, but all I can do is be God's motivator and try to instill the motivation in others so they do it themselves.

Well, any time you do anything good, it's man versus himself, right? That's the art, the challenge.

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.

Too many people are waiting for Jesus to come along and cut your grass. And Jesus isn't going to come along and cut your grass.

I practice martial arts not to win over other people but to win over my own heart.

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?

You are the only one who can create an incredible world around you, or destroy yourself.

I have to say that the most important thing Scientology has given me is the ability to keep my integrity together.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

At the end of the day, you're responsible for yourself and your actions and that's all you can control. So rather than be frustrated with what you can't control, try to fix the things you can.

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.

Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you

Don't give in to excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you.

You control what you can control.

I did not want to later look back in my life and say, 'Why would you not make times change?'

I can only focus on what I can control.

What we can do is control what we can control.

You need to be very critical of yourself because MMA is a singular sport. You have to make the changes yourself or nothing will change. You have to be the one making the changes.

I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude.