“wife and two children on the spot of barren dirt that hours before had been his home and everything he owned, he spoke the words I will keep with me always. He said, “We have lost absolutely everything. We have nothing left other than the clothes on our backs.” Then, after a brief pause, he continued, “But I guess we are lucky since our whole family is safe and sound. We have everything important.” To have lost everything and still have everything seems contradictory, but it’s not. As I reflect on the lessons presented by the young father, I realize that we all spend a lot of time accumulating things that in the final”
―
Jim Stovall
“it is more important how you change the lives of those whom you touch every day than whether or not you change the world.”
―
Jim Stovall
“Success lies in the balance between seeking and striving on one hand and being peaceful and content on the other.”
―
Jim Stovall
“The only way to truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.”
―
Jim Stovall
“There are certain days that are forever locked in our memories. They represent special times, places, and people that we capture in the scrapbook of our minds. Just a fleeting thought of these memories can bring us back to that special time and place as well as the emotion we felt when we were there.”
―
Jim Stovall
“the desire and hunger for education is the key to real learning.”
―
Jim Stovall
“Laughter is good medicine for the soul. Our world is desperately in need of more such medicine.”
―
Jim Stovall
“OUR LEGACIES Every footprint that we take Makes a change where we have passed. Small things there beneath our heel Are changing where the print was cast. What then could any difference make When ruthless paths our courses take? Beneath our heel some things will bend Without the strength to rise again. Joye Kanelakos”
―
Jim Stovall
“things in this life can be separated into two categories: Things that are valuable and things that matter.”
―
Jim Stovall
“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”
―
Jim Stovall
“poverty in a family of twelve children.”
―
Jim Stovall
“You don't begin to live, until you've lost everything... I've lost everything three or four times. A perfect place to start.”
―
Jim Stovall
“reserved. This book is protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America. This book”
―
Jim Stovall
“Who we are is a tribute to those who have left us a legacy. Who we help others become will be our legacy.”
―
Jim Stovall
“great legacy starts with a great life, and every great life starts with a great plan.”
―
Jim Stovall
