Quotes from Myles Munroe

The leadership spirit possess a natural love for all human beings.

The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.

Young people all over the world are very frustrated. They are very disillusioned. Many of them are turning their backs on religion. They are walking away from the faith of their parents, and most of this is because religion has failed them.

True leaders don't invest in buildings. Jesus never built a building. They invest in people. Why? Because success without a successor is failure. So your legacy should not be in buildings, programs, or projects; your legacy must be in people.

When you believe in your dream and your vision, then it begins to attract its own resources. No one was born to be a failure.

Success in the present is only achieved when you put your focus where you want your future.

We live in a disposable, 'cast-off and throw-away' society that has largely lost any real sense of permanence. Ours is a world of expiration dates, limited shelf life, and planned obsolescence. Nothing is absolute.

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose.

Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions.

People generally fall into one of three groups: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no notion of what happens. Every person is either a creator of fact or a creature of circumstance. He either puts color into his environment, or, like a chameleon, takes color from his environment.

When purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable

Healthy relationships should always begin at the spiritual and intellectual levels - the levels of purpose, motivation, interests, dreams,and personality.

You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped resources locked away within you.

It is the same way with dating. The time you are most prepared for dating is when you don't need anyone to complete you, fulfill you, or instill in you a sense of worth or purpose.

Being open to correction means making ourselves vulnerable, and many people are not willing to do that.

A wedding is and event, but marriage is a life.

Friendship is not a gift, but is the result of hard work.

A woman may be beautiful but have poor character. A man may be a business genius, making money left and right, but lack common courtesy, sensitivity, and compassion.

The first basic need of a male is sexual fulfillment; for a female, affection. The second most basic need of a male is recreational companionship; for a female, communication and conversation. The third basic need of a male in a relationship is an attractive woman; for a woman, honesty and openness. The fourth basic need of a male is domestic support; for a female, financial support. The fifth basic need of a male is admiration and respect; for a woman, family commitment.

One of the greatest tragedies in life is to watch potential die untapped.

God's will and desire—His pleasure—is that we love Him. We cannot please God unless we love Him. We cannot love Him unless we know Him, and we cannot know Him unless we have faith in Him.

success is not a comparison of what we have done with what others have done.

Don't ever make the mistake of telling God that you have nothing to offer. That simply is not true. God does not create any junk.

We are a sum total of what we have learned from all who have taught us, both great and small.