Attitude

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more

important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than

circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is

more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company ... a

church ... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the

attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past ...we cannot change the

fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing

we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ... I am convinced that

life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ... we are in

charge of our attitudes.”

Charles Swindoll

Christian pastor, author, and educator

1934 - Present