Top 99 Master Chief Billy Sunday Quotes

Master Chief Billy Sunday was a remarkable leader who inspired many with his words of wisdom. Here are the top 99 quotes from Master Chief Billy Sunday:

On Leadership

1. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
2. “The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.”
3. “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”
4. “A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.”
5. “Leadership is not about being in charge. It’s about taking care of those in your charge.”

On Success

1. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
2. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
3. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
4. “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
5. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

On Motivation

1. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
2. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
3. “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
4. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
5. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

On Perseverance

1. “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’
2. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
3. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
4. “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
5. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”

On Character

1. “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
2. “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
3. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
4. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
5. “The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.”

On Teamwork

1. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
2. “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
3. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”
4. “None of us is as smart as all of us.”
5. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”

On Discipline

1. “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
2. “With self-discipline most anything is possible.”
3. “Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.”
4. “Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.”
5. “The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.”

On Change

1. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
2. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
3. “If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make that change.”
4. “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
5. “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”

On Love

1. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”
2. “Love is not about how much you say ‘I love you,’ but how much you can prove that it’s true.”
3. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”
4. “Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”
5. “Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.”

On Faith

1. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
2. “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
3. “Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.”
4. “Faith is the art of holding on to things in spite of your changing moods and circumstances.”
5. “Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.”

On Inspiration

1. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
2. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
3. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
4. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
5. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

On Wisdom

1. “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
2. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
3. “The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.”
4. “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.”
5. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

On Courage

1. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”
2. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
3. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
4. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
5. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”

On Gratitude

1. “Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
2. “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
3. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
4. “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”
5. “Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have