Quotes from Bruce Barton

If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside themselves was superior to circumstance.

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

When you are through changing, you are through.

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress. Bruce Barton

If you can give your son or daughet only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

When I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think that there are no little things.

Nothing is so powerful or so perfect that it cannot be transformed utterly by the miracle of another girl. Or another boy

Nothing splendid has ever been achived except by those who dare belive that something inside of them was superior to circumstance

Nothing splendid is ever achieved except by those who believe something inside of them is greater than circumstance

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequence come from little things... I am tempted to think there are no little things....

come to feel that the voice of the

If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

When you're through changing, you're through.

The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are.

Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln.

If you expect perfection from other people, your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumbling and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped.

I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge till you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges on their imaginations miles and miles in advance of the procession.

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

Jesus picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organisation that conquered the world.

Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to find itself at last with nothing but a house.

When you have something for breakfast, you're not going to be starving by lunch.

Cereal eating is almost a marker for a healthy lifestyle. It sets you up for the day, so you don't overeat.

The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.