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​Inspirational Quotations  D-F
Dear Reader,
 
For over two decades I have collected quotes from books and magazines I’ve read as well as from internet searches when researching certain topics or themes.  This collection is made to be added to as I continue to collect and by you also if you have quotes you would like us to add to this working compilation.  Simply add them as a comment and once approved we will join them to the collection. 
            Three disclaimers:  1.  Oswald Chambers is my all-time hero as a writer-speaker and therefore you will find that by far he is the most quoted author/speaker.  If you have never heard of him, I highly recommend My Utmost For His Highest.   2.  This collection is heavily tilted towards ministry—if you are in ministry and love speaking and writing you will get the most out of this.  Regardless, there is much for anyone.  3.  Do not assume quotations reflect my viewpoint. I’ve included a vast array of thoughts and opinions not because I agree with them but because they are thought-provoking.  The beauty of language is often found in the formatting and word selection!  
            Finally, this collection is offered free.  If you find it to be useful and you frequently hunt for quotes for speaking or writing here, please consider donating to First Cause which you can do right on this website.  Your gift helps us build better speakers and writers globally!    Enjoy!
 
Daniel York
First Cause Director and Author/Speaker 
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Decentralization

“Decentralization’s great strength is that it encourages independence and specialization on the one hand while still allowing people to coordinate their activities and solve difficult problems on the other.”—James Surowiecki in The Wisdom of Crowds, p. 71
            
​“Decentralization’s great weakness is that there’s no guarantee that valuable information which is uncovered in one part of the system will find its way through the rest of the system.”—James Surowiecki in The Wisdom of Crowds, p. 71
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9/23/2025 0 Comments

Fad

“Fads fade and cycle, but the human desire to be taken care of never goes away.”—Will Guidara in Unreasonable Hospitality, p. 4.
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9/23/2025 0 Comments

Disruptor

“Just because a few regulars love an employee doesn’t mean they should be allowed to erode the foundation of everything you’re trying to build.”—Will Guidara in Unreasonable Hospitality, p. 39.
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9/23/2025 0 Comments

Dishonor

“When death entered the world, so did dishonor.”—Glenn Dorsey in The Bulletproof Leader p. 21.
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2/2/2025 0 Comments

Discomfort

“If leaders expect real learning, critical thinking, and change, then discomfort should be normalized.”—Brené Brown in Daring Greatly, p. 198
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2/2/2025 0 Comments

Disengagement

“No corporation or school can thrive in the absence of creativity, innovation, and learning, and the greatest threat to all three of these is disengagement.”—Brené Brown in Daring Greatly, p. 187
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1/20/2025 0 Comments

Exhilaration

“Nothing is more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.”—Winston Churchill
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Diversity Training

“‘Diversity training’ programs are not about racial sensitivity. They are about demonizing white people and the constitutional order of individual freedom, equality, and accountability that the American Founders created.”—David Horowitz in The Enemy Within, p. 185.
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1/20/2025 0 Comments

Declaration of Independence

​I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the gloom I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth more than the means.—John Quincy Adams

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1/11/2025 0 Comments

Edge

“When untrammeled—and encouraged—we prefer to live on the edge.”—Jordan B. Peterson in 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos, p. 287.
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Deceit

“It is deceit that produces the terrible suffering of mankind.”—Jordan B. Peterson in 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos, p. 221
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1/7/2025 0 Comments

Dumb

​“I would love to tell you that it's been absolutely perfect, that I've been a man that's been super Christian. But I've had mistakes, dumb things I've regretted, so it's not a perfect life. But it's one that has helped me make better decisions.”—A.J. Styles

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1/3/2025 0 Comments

Equip

“God does not call the equipped; He equips the called.”—Unknown
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Endeavor

“Endeavor to live so that when you die, even the undertaker will be sorry.”—Anonymous
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Disorientation

“We go back to what we know how to do. We keep canoeing even though there is no river.” —Tod Bolsinger in Canoeing The Mountains, p. 92
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10/8/2024 0 Comments

Forbearing

​Forbearing is not about postponing repayment but rather involves putting up with the weaknesses, frailties, and failings of others, without charging it to their account or making it a big issue.—Gary Inrig in Forgiveness: Discover the Power and Reality of Authentic Christian Forgiveness, p. 139.
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10/8/2024 0 Comments

Flesh Act

Flesh act refers to those instances in a leader’s life when guidance is presumed and decisions are made either hastily or without proper discernment of God’s choice.—Dr. J. Robert Clinton in The Making Of A Leader Second Edition: Recognizing the Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development p. 118
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10/8/2024 0 Comments

Double Confirmation

The classic pattern for double confirmation involves four steps. First there is a crucial moment in the leader’s ministry when a sure word from God is needed for direction. Second, God gives direction to the leader directly or indirectly. Third, God then confirms this direction through someone else. Fourth, God brings the two together in some unmistakable sovereign way. Double confirmation gives divine affirmation to an important decision and validates a leader’s spiritual authority.—Dr. J. Robert Clinton in The Making Of A Leader Second Edition: Recognizing the Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development p. 116
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10/8/2024 0 Comments

Divine Affirmation

Divine affirmation is a special kind of experience in which God gives approval to a leader so that the leader has a renewed sense of ultimate purpose and a refreshed desire to continue serving God.—Dr. J. Robert Clinton in The Making Of A Leader Second Edition: Recognizing the Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development
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10/8/2024 0 Comments

Differentiation

"​Differentiation involves the ability to hold on to who you are and who you are not."—Peter Scazzero in Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, p. 82

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Daniel

​How did Daniel resist the enormous power of Babylon?—Peter Scazzero in Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, p. 197
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7/31/2024 0 Comments

Defile

​What is the mark of a Christian? That he be purified of all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit in the Blood of Christ, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God and the love of Christ, and that he have no blemish nor spot nor any such thing; that he be holy and blameless . . . Saint Basil

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Fights

You don’t have to win all your fights, but you must fight all your fights.—Jon Gordon and Damon West in How to Be a Coffee Bean: 111 Life-Changing Ways to Create Positive Change
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12/9/2023 0 Comments

Detail

We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires the culture of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail.—Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest
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Entitlement

Entitlement always breeds ingratitude, boredom, and denial . . . Entitlement has never stopped judgement.—Mario Murillo in Vessels of Fire & Glory
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