Living a life fully engaged in full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget.
BOB GOFF
BOB GOFF
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Bob Goff86 quotes“Living a life fully engaged in full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget.”
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You don’t want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.
Bob GoffBob Goff The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we’ve learned about love.
Bob GoffBob Goff Do less of what you’re terrible at and more of what you’re good at. I don’t know if that sounds too simple, but it’s been working for me.
Bob GoffBob Goff God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
Bob GoffBob Goff One guy just kept asking me and asking me in an interview, and I kept saying, “I just got done telling you no, there’s nothing to report.”
Black FrancisBlack Francis If we pick recognition over influence we’ll be known for all the wrong stuff.
Bob GoffBob Goff No one leads people to Jesus; He leads people to Himself. All the pressure’s off; just go love everybody without agenda.
Bob GoffBob Goff That’s all the information I need to know about the church, Jesus picked it. And so instead of me telling the church how she would really look better if she had this in her hair, or that over there, I think I’m just respecting the Groom’s pick.
Bob GoffBob Goff Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!
Bob GoffBob Goff We can’t always see people’s pain; they can always feel our love.
Bob GoffBob Goff Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.
Bob GoffBob Goff See people for who they’re becoming. Not who they were.
Bob GoffBob Goff Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
Bob GoffBob Goff When you are in high school, you don’t give much thought to what you can’t do. For most people, that gets learned later, and for still fewer, gets unlearned for the rest of life.
Bob GoffBob Goff I’m all for getting together with men and women in small groups around Scripture and letting it just wash over us, but for me, I’ve been meeting with the same ten guys for like 15 years now, but we don’t have a Bible study every Friday, we have a Bible doing.
Bob GoffBob Goff We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.
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People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
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I just liked the idea of being engaged.
Belinda CarlisleBelinda Carlisle With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
Ahmed Ben BellaAhmed Ben Bella A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the benefits of self-sacrifice, but, when given (“qu’on lui donne”, Fr.) a great cause to defend, and he will find only natural to sacrifice oneself for it.
Afrikan SpirAfrikan Spir Sales managers should track the number of first meetings with “right fit” prospects a sales person is engaged in on a monthly basis.
Adrian DavisAdrian Davis All cultural, religious, and political efforts and ideals are crippled since the culture is engaged only in luring ever more tourists.
Adolph Guggenbuhl CraigAdolph Guggenbuhl Craig People just don’t get as engaged in that kind of documentary – they don’t fall in love, they don’t cry, they don’t forget who they are, they don’t ride with you.
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