Rick Warren

Worry is the warning light that shows I’ve stopped looking to God to meet my needs.

People aren't things to be molded; they are lives to be unfolded. And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential.

A godly man is never threatened by the gifts of a godly woman.

You'll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His.

Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.

Character is never built in a classroom; it is built in the circumstances of life.

When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way.

Relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life.

Many people, especially men, feel it is an admission of weakness to ask for help or to express a need. But there is absolutely no shame in needing others.

All leaders are learners. The moment you stop learning, you stop leading. I learn as much as I can, from as many as I can, as often as I can.

In 30 years of travel and training leaders -164 nations - I've never met anyone who didn't need massive doses of love.

Every small group has at least one 'difficult' person in it. If you don't immediately recognize who that person is -- it's probably you!

What happens outwardly in your life is not as important as what happens inside you. Your circumstances are temporary, but your character will last forever.

Your net worth is not the same thing as your self-worth. Your value is not based on your valuables.

What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.

It is a fatal mistake to assume that God’s goal for your life is material prosperity or popular success, as the world defines it. The abundant life has nothing to do with material abundance, and faithfulness to God does not guarantee success in a career or even ministry. Never focus on temporary crowns.

Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment.

Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.

Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.

It’s not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.