Quotes from Donald Miller
One of the things I love about our source text as Christians, the Bible, is that it teaches us not to avoid conflict. And it teaches us that before the fall of man, in Paradise, there was conflict. God wants conflict to be a part of your life.
- Donald Miller
Flattery has a short battery life, but reminding people they are amazing and precious and wanted and works of art can truly change their lives.
- Donald Miller
Every day you live is a page. Every year, a chapter. Your life, a book. What is it about?
- Donald Miller
Great writers know what to cut out. It's the same in life. Clear ambitions. Clear relationships. This is the stuff of good story.
- Donald Miller
Christians might say that you can't live a more meaningful life without Jesus. Well, that's absolutely not true. You can. You can enjoy a sunrise whether you know Jesus or not.
- Donald Miller
I think it's very hard for us, for Christians, to understand that it's okay to read a book, for instance, on how to manage your time. There's nothing wrong with that.
- Donald Miller
Sunday morning church service is not an enormous priority spending time with other believers is.
- Donald Miller
I loved the fact that it wasn't my responsibility to change somebody, that it was God's, that my part was just to communicate love and approval.
- Donald Miller
Lets choose to do something really difficult, something that saves lives, and let's do that thing with people we love.
- Donald Miller
It is no coincidence that Jesus talks endlessly about love. Free love. Unconditional love.
- Donald Miller
Self-discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God's love will.
- Donald Miller
I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.
- Donald Miller