Bruce Barton Quotes

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• Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.

  Bruce Barton

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  Bruce Barton (1959). “The Man and the Book Nobody Knows”

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• When you are through changing, you are through.

  Bruce Barton

  Change, Moving On, Running

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• If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

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  Relationship, Birthday, Daughter

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• The big rewards come to those who travel
  the second, undemanded mile.

  Bruce Barton

  Rewards, Bigs, Miles

  Bruce Barton (1959). “The Man and the Book Nobody Knows”

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• Every time you open your mouth you let men look into your mind.

  Bruce Barton

  Communication, Men, Mind

  Bruce Barton (1920). “It's a Good Old World: Being a Collection of Little Essays on Various Subjects of Human Interest”

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• Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.

  Bruce Barton

  Change, Fear, Errors

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• Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.

  Bruce Barton

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature.

  Bruce Barton

  God, Character, Expression

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• If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the critic stands still, and is passed by.

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  Inspirational, Teacher, Moving

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• I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge till you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges on their imaginations miles and miles in advance of the procession.

  Bruce Barton

  Men, Bridges, Imagination

  Bruce Barton (1920). “It's a Good Old World: Being a Collection of Little Essays on Various Subjects of Human Interest”

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• The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are.

  Bruce Barton

  Important, Starting, Important Things

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• Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find modesty and humility the characteristics of such men.

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  Humility, Greatness, Men

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• When you're through changing you're through.

  Bruce Barton

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "On the Story" with Mary Snow, edition.cnn.com. August 27, 2005.

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• In good times, people want to advertise; in bad times, they have to.

  Bruce Barton

  Business, Humor, People

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• If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped.

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  Inspirational, Disappointment, Perfection

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• Jesus brought forth men's greatest efforts by the promise of obstacles not rewards.

  Bruce Barton

  Jesus, Men, Effort

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• It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls.

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  Fear, Real, Average

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• If you want to know if your brain is flabby, feel your legs.

  Bruce Barton

  Journey, Hiking, Brain

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• In the long run no individual prospers beyond the measure of his faith.

  Bruce Barton

  Running, Long, Individual

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• Jesus picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organisation that conquered the world.

  Bruce Barton

  Jesus, Business, Men

  Bruce Barton (2000). “The Man Nobody Knows: A Discovery of the Real Jesus”, Ivan R Dee

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• The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.

  Bruce Barton

  Business, Teaching, Skills

  "Making Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Work: A Capacity Development Toolkit". Book by Marelize Görgens-Albino and Jody Zall Kusek, p. 347, 2009.

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• Voltaire spoke of the Bible as a short-lived book. He said that within a hundred years it would pass from common use. Not many people read Voltaire today, but his house has been packed with Bibles as a depot of a Bible society.

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  Book, Years, People

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• Conceit is God's gift to little men.

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  Athlete, Conceited, Men

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• If advertising encourages people to live beyond their means, so does matrimony.

  Bruce Barton

  Money, Mean, People

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• Christ would be a national advertiser today, I am sure, as He was a great advertiser in His own day. He thought of His life as business.

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  Mind Your Own Business, Great Day, Would Be

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