We’ve compiled a list of 30 insightful quotes from the late, Myles Munroe to inspire you along your journey to success and personal fulfilment.
Myles Munroe (1954-2014) was a successful pastor, leadership speaker and author who empowered the lives of millions through his teachings. He became a Christian at the age of 14 and graduated from Oral Roberts University receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Education and Theology back in 1978. He went on to further his higher education receiving a Masters in Administration at University of Tulsa in 1980 as well as receiving an honorary doctoral degrees at various higher educational schools.
Although Myles Munroe passed away, his sermons and teachings continue to live on.
30 Inspirational Myles Munroe Quotes
1. “The bible does not say that a man’s education makes room for him, but that his gifts does. Education is not the key to success, it doesn’t guarantee anything; it is your gift that is the key to success.” – Myles Munroe
2. “You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped resources locked away within you.” – Myles Munroe
3. “The past is the past. Who or what we used to be doesn’t matter anymore. What matters is who and what we are now and who and what we can become in the future.” – Myles Munroe
4. “Don’t be a pigeon if you were born to be an eagle. Experience God’s altitude for your life.” – Myles Munroe
5. “When you believe in your dream and your vision, then it begins to attract its own resources. No one was born to be a failure.” – Myles Munroe
6. “There is nothing more powerful as attitude.” – Myles Munroe
7. “You are capable of much more than you are presently thinking, imagining, doing or being.” – Myles Munroe
“If your vision dies with you, you failed.” – Myles Munroe
8. “Leaders don’t seek followers. Followers are attracted to leaders.” – Myles Munroe
9. “God never demands anything that He does not provide for. Whatever God commands us to do, He equips us to do.” – Myles Munroe
10. “I’m washed, I’m forgiven, I’m whole, and I’m healed. I’m cleansed and I’m glory bound. I am only a sojourner on the earth. I am but a pilgrim on this planet, on my way to perfection, and I don’t need anybody to tell me who I am, because I know who I am. I am a child of the King, a son (or daughter) of God, born again through Jesus Christ, bought with the price of His blood. I am a new creation, totally new, thoroughly loved and completely accepted as a child of my Father, precious in His sight.” – Myles Munroe
11. “Every human being was born with an inherent gift, and that gift is their gift to humanity; they are supposed to serve humanity in the area of their gifting.” – Myles Munroe
12. “Your work is not your job. Your job is what they pay you to do; your work is what you were born to do.” – Myles Munroe
13. “Don’t be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams. Govern your life by priorities not your pressures.” – Myles Munroe
14. “One of the greatest enemies to vision is sight!” – Myles Munroe
15. “Failure is predictable if you break laws, success is predictable if you obey laws.” – Myles Munroe
16. “Most people die at age 25 and are buried at age 65.” – Myles Munroe
17. “You don’t have to try to be somebody, because you are somebody.” – Myles Munroe
18. “If you are aware that people are coming to you to receive your gift and not necessarily to you as the person, it keeps you very humble. Many people make the mistake of confusing the attraction of people to their lives as something that has to do with them as a person or a personality, and this is very dangerous and not true.” – Myles Munroe
19. “An army of sheep led by a lion will always defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.” – Myles Munroe
20. “I encourage people at this time, do not put your faith in any preacher, in any human system, but put your faith and trust in the Living God.” – Myles Munroe
21. “The poorest man in the world is the man without a dream.The most frustrated man in the world is the man with a dream that never becomes reality.” – Myles Munroe
22. “You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live. And most people are concerned about growing old rather than being effective.” – Myles Munroe
23. “The wealthiest place in the world is not the gold mines of South America or the oil fields of Iraq or Iran. They are not the diamond mines of South Africa or the banks of the world. The wealthiest place on the planet is just down the road. It is the cemetery. There lie buried companies that were never started, inventions that were never made, bestselling books that were never written, and masterpieces that were never painted. In the cemetery is buried the greatest treasure of untapped potential.” – Myles Munroe
24. “In life, purpose is defined by the thing that makes you angry. Martin Luther was angry; Mandela was angry; Mahatma Gandhi was angry; Mother Teresa was angry. If you are not angry, you do not have a ministry yet.” – Myles Munroe
25. ”Instead of waiting for someone to give you a job, create your own work.” – Myles Munroe
26. “Whatever you can endure, you never change. Whatever you can tolerate, God will never move.” – Myles Munroe
27. “The first word Jesus used in His earthly ministry was repent. Repent means to change the way you’ve been conditioned to think, and I believe that is the only way we are going to see the impact of the original concepts and idea of God.” – Myles Munroe
28. “If you have hope for the future you have true riches; no matter how much you have in your account.” – Myles Munroe
29. “Anyone who develops his gifts and talents will become a commodity.” – Myles Munroe
30. “Don’t die old, die empty. That’s the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.” – Myles Munroe
Inspirational video below: Myles Munroe – Born To Be a Leader