Quotes from Jim Stovall

I finally know that joy does not come from avoiding a problem or having someone else deal with it for you. Joy comes from overcoming a problem or simply learning to live with it while being joyful.

There is absolutely nothing that can replace money in the things that money does, but regarding the rest of the things in the world, money is absolutely useless.

Problems can only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment can only be gained by experiencing life's problems.

You will hear your heartbeat again when your life is in rhythm, and there is no doubt that you're doing what you were made to do. That's your heartbeat; that's when you're truly alive and not just existing" I

Anything good, honorable, and desirable in life is based on love. Anything bad or evil is simply life without the love involved.

manageable problem. "If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this fact, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.

Somehow love from the past can be felt in the present and accompany us on our journey into the future.

Love is a treasure for which we can never pay. The only way we keep it is to give it away.

Words are all we have to communicate our thoughts, our feelings, and our dreams. We must use them wisely.

Laughter is good medicine for the soul. Our world is desperately in need of more such medicine.

The only way you can truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.

Pursue your dreams as if you will live forever, and consider your legacy as if this will be your final day.

A journey should never be judged by the destination or mode of transportation. It should be judged by the friends who accompany us on the trip.

We win or lose together as a team. Either we help everyone on the ship arrive safely in port or we will all be lost at sea.

Any discussion of money and success would be lacking if I did not state that money is neither good nor bad. In the hands of good people, money can build places of healing, worship, and learning. In the hands of bad people, money can create destruction, disease, and death.

Some people are born into wonderful families. Others have to find or create them. Being a member of a family is a priceless privilege which costs nothing but love.

In those times when we yearn to have more in our lives, we should dwell on the things we already have. In doing so, we will often find that our lives are already full to overflowing.

Conventional wisdom would say that the less you give, the more you have. The converse is true. The more you give, the more you have.

When we learn something, we can change our own life. When we teach something, we can change another's life—but when we teach people to teach, we can change the world.

write books, make speeches, produce movies, or even submit a weekly column with the thought of making people's lives better, stand atop the giant shoulders of Napoleon Hill. Anyone who has written a self-help or personal-development book in the last 75 years enjoyed an advantage that Napoleon Hill never had. We have all benefited

It is impossible to experience fear, hate, or defeat when we are laughing.

Regardless of how intelligent we may be, if we make stupid choices, we will suffer the consequences.

We will become known for the good traits we consistently exhibit or the bad habits we allow to creep into our life.

When you feel tempted to speak out of anger or frustration, think before you talk. If you're still tempted, think again.