Bob Goff Quotes: Words of Wisdom and Inspiration

Love does not need an explanation but it requires action.

We’re all rough drafts of the people we’re still becoming.

We don’t need a plan; we just need to be present.

Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.

Failure is just part of the process, and it’s not just okay; it’s better than okay. God doesn’t want failure to shut us down.

People who take huge risks aren’t afraid to fail. In fact, they love to fail. It’s because failing means they found the edge.

The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendars.

We won’t figure out what we want to do until we start doing what we were made to do.

Words people say not only have a shelf life but have the ability to shape life.

I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.

The way to battle pride is through gratitude.

Everybody, everywhere, all the time, is practicing something. What we practice, we become.

I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.

God isn’t trying to make our lives easier; He wants to make them more meaningful.

We don’t compare our worst with someone’s best.

Living a life fully engaged and 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 Quotes: Words of Wisdom and Inspiration part 2

Instead of telling people what they want, we need to tell them who they are.

It’s easy to get distracted by what people think about you, but it?s even more distracting when you won?t think about them.

Love does not have a hierarchy.

We don’t need a plan; we just need to be present.

I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.

Failure is just part of the process, and it’s not just okay; it’s better than okay. God doesn’t want failure to shut us down.

Every time we have the courage to stand up for our values, the world becomes a better place.

Love is the thing that we’re scared of, but it’s also the thing we’re made for.

We change the world a little each day with our kindness.

We’re not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.?

The power of love is in the sacrifice of it.

If you’re not making a mistake, then you’re not making a decision.

We need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference.

Stop waiting for a plan; start catching the winds of opportunity wherever they blow.

Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.

Grace never seems fair until you need some.

Influence is like a savings account, the less you use it, the more you’ve got.

Quit waiting for your big break and create your own future.

I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.

Insecurity makes us secretive; confidence makes us transparent.

Don’t let the odds; create the outcomes.

Your plan should be so simple, a six-year-old can draw it out; the aim so clear, a blind man can see it.

Love does not need to be understood. It needs to be demonstrated.

We won’t be distracted by comparison if we are captivated with purpose.

Failure is just part of the process, and it’s not just okay; it’s better than okay. God doesn’t want failure to shut us down.

When you go after something you love, you’ll do anything it takes to get it, even if it costs everything.

Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.

Every time we make the decision to love someone, we open ourselves to great suffering, because those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain.

The way we rebuild after our dreams have been shattered is as important as the dream itself.

We change the world a little each day with our kindness.

Grace won’t leave you where it finds you, but it won’t leave you where you belong.

We won’t become in the process what we don’t include in the process.

Love is never stationary. In the end, love doesn’t just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it. Simply put: love does.

We’re all rough drafts of the person we’re still becoming.

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.

Love is always the answer to healing of any sort.

Instead of closing our eyes and bowing our heads, sometimes God wants us to keep our eyes open for people in need, do something about it, and bow our whole lives to Him instead.