Quotes About Guidance

What do we know of the world, of business, or men, or life? Our fathers should think for us!

Whatever advice you give, be brief.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Christ wants to lead men by their love, their personal love to Him, and the confidence of His personal love to them.

Jesus does not drive His followers on before, as a herd of unwilling disciples, but goes before Himself, leading them into paths that He has trod, and dangers He has met, and sacrifices He has borne Himself, calling them after Him and to be only followers.

Virtue is an angel, but she is a blind one, and must ask Knowledge to show her the pathway that leads to her goal.

The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.

Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by Thine own hand; Choose out the path for me.

A false idea or a diverging step at the outset may lead to a false religion throughout life, to an imperfect and superficial goodness, as one incorrect figure or sign in an equation falsifies both process and result.

Do not think us as traffic cops, or even driving instructors. Think of us instead as your onboard navigation system, available day or night, a friendly voice to turn to whenever you look up, lost and afraid, and think "How the fuck did I end up here?

And with the right mentor, don't be afraid to expose your vulnerabilities. Admit you don't know what you don't know. When you acknowledge your weaknesses and ask for advice, you'll be surprised how much others will help.

I've said often that every enterprise and organization has a memory. And those memories create a path for people to follow.

Because not everyone can take charge of his or her destiny, those who do rise to positions of authority have a responsibility to those whose daily work keeps the enterprise running, not only to steer the correct course but to make sure no one is left behind.

But I do think effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.

Any company, when faced with adversity, would be tempted to go forward with an idea that promises to quickly erase pain. But in business as in life, people have to stay true to their guiding principles.

How leaders embody the values they espouse sets a tone, an expectation, that guides their employees' behaviors.

And then you go to college and some teacher says to you, "Hey, why don't you go to Alvin Ailey and go dance." Madonna: No, he said, "You're too good for this. You don't need this. This is an environment for people who don't know what they want to do with their lives. Go. Go to New York.

God with us.

Why doesn't God do something so spectacular that we would know what we are supposed to do?

They can live as guardian angels for a while as part of their spiritual development.

When you do God's work, God helps you do it.

They who seek God with all their hearts must, however, some day on their way meet Jesus.1

A righteous father protects his children with his time and presence.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5,6