“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.”
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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.”
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Jim Stovall
“If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.”
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Jim Stovall
“... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.”
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Jim Stovall
“Pursue your dreams as if you will live forever, and consider your legacy as if this will be your final day.”
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Jim Stovall
“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.”
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Jim Stovall
“Somehow love from the past can be felt in the present and accompany us on our journey into the future.”
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Jim Stovall
“things in this life can be separated into two categories: Things that are valuable and things that matter.”
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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.”
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Jim Stovall
“that we would receive the overwhelming message that the vast majority of adults feel they have no talent in these areas. On the other hand, if we were to conduct the same poll among 4-year-olds, we would find that virtually all of them are convinced they can sing, and virtually all of them have confidence in their ability to dance. Most of the 4-year-olds have little or no real talent, but, instead, they are endowed with incredible confidence in their own potential. This confidence, or certainty of success, is something we were all born with but we later traded in for a strong dose of what we call realism. Shortly after we reach school age, we are taught lessons about the world that revolve around us, limiting our vision and becoming realistic.”
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Jim Stovall
“You can often outperform what other people think of you, but you will never outperform what you think of yourself.”
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Jim Stovall
“Only when we try to understand one another's suffering can we begin to bring each other joy.”
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Jim Stovall
“Happiness is often elusive and fleeting. There are three elements that, when combined, always result in happiness. Like a three-legged stool, they work in tandem. Any two of the three”
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Jim Stovall
“In this life, there is nothing more powerful than a person who has seen the path to destiny within their soul and is willing to pursue it.”
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Jim Stovall
“Our family is involved in our life’s journey long before we are born and long after we die. Some of our family is connected by blood and others only by love.”
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Jim Stovall
