Verses and Mottos for Announcements

You may consider adding a Bible verse, quotation, or motto to the page of the announcement opposing your verse. 

If you would like to use one of the verses or mottos from this collection on your announcement, simply enter the number on the order form -- there is no need to write out the whole thing.


Section One: Quotations and Popular Mottos

#3

"Some men see things as they are
and ask, 'Why?'
I dream things that never were
and ask, 'Why not?'"
                      Robert F. Kennedy

#4

Do not follow where the path leads.
Rather, go where there is no path
and leave a trail.

#6

"If you can imagine it,
you can achieve it.
If you can dream it,
you can become it."
                               William A. Word

#9

"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."
                   Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

#19

"Success is to be measured
not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the
obstacles which he has overcome
while trying to succeed."
                       Booker T. Washington

#22

The past is my heritage;
the present - my responsibility;
the future - my challenge.

#24

Cherish yesterday;
live today;
reach for tomorrow.

#27

"Let us keep  climbing ever higher,
never fearing the step that is next;
for our goal is in our grasp,
just beyond our hopes and dreams."
                       Thomas M. Smith

#29

We cannot discover new oceans
unless we have the courage
to lose sight of the shore.

#35

Our lives are before us...
our past is behind us...
but our memories are forever with us.

#41

"To accomplish great things,
we must not only act, but also dream;
not only plan, but also believe."
                          Anatole France

#50

Behind us lies the path of learning...
ahead, the road to success.

#52

The journey of a thousand miles
begins with one step.

#59

"The best and most beautiful things
in the world cannot be
seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart."
                                  Helen Keller

#60

Nothing we do changes the past -
everything we do changes the future.

 

#69

To achieve all that is possible,
we must attempt the impossible.
To be as much as we can,
we must dream of being more.

#74

"Success is a journey,
not a destination."
                             Ben Sweetland

 

#106

"Destiny is not a matter of chance;
it is a matter of choice.
It is not a thing to be waited for;
it is a thing to be achieved."
             Robert Louis Stevenson

#120

"When enthusiasm is driven by confidence,
any goal can be attained."
                 Robert E. Regent

#125

"Once the mind has been stretched
by a new idea, it will never again
return to its original size."
                Oliver Wendell Holmes

#130

"Not everything that can be counted counts,
and not everything that counts can be counted."
                               Albert Einstein

#135

"It's what you learn after you know it all
that counts."
                         John Wooden

#137

"To live a creative life,
we must lose our fear of being wrong."
                       Joseph Chilton Pierce

#140

"Enthusiasm spells the difference
between mediocrity and accomplishment."
                     Norman Vincent Peale

#97

"There is nothing we can do better
than seeking to become still better
than we are."
                                    Socrates

#141

Learn from yesterday,
live for today,
dream for tomorrow.

 

#147

In our hands we hold today;
in our dreams we hold tomorrow;
in our hearts we hold forever.

 

#55

It matters not what you are thought to be,
but what you are.

 

#186

The key to happiness is having a dream -
the key to success is making it come true.

 

#189

"It is good to have an end to journey towards;
but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
                           Ursula K. LeGuin

 

#190

"Within our dreams and aspirations,
we find our opportunities."
                         Sue Atchley Ebaugh

 

#203

Only as high as we reach, can we grow.
Only as far as we seek, can we go.
Only as deep as we look, can we see.
Only as much as we dream, can we be.

#238

"Don't cry because it's over,
smile because it's happened."
                Charles Dickens

#250

"Whatever you can do,
or dream you can do, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."
                                                      Goethe

#154

"What lies behind us and
what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us."
              Ralph Waldo Emerson


Section Two: Bible Verses
Note that some verses are shown in several versions.
The word LORD is not spelled with all upper case letters on announcements
because the typestyles used would render the word unreadable.

 

# PR3-KJ

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him
and He shall direct thy paths."
                             Proverbs 3:5,6

 

# JER29-NIV

"For I know the plans I have for you,"
declares the Lord, "plans to
prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future."
                             Jeremiah 29:11

 

# PR9-NIV

"The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom,
 and knowledge of the Holy One
is understanding."
                      Proverbs 9:10

# PR3-NIV

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will make your paths straight."
                            Proverbs 3:5-6

# PS5-NIV

"For surely O Lord,
you bless the righteous;
You surround them with your favor
as with a shield."
                                 Psalm 5:12

 

# PS5-KJ

"For thou, Lord,
wilt bless the righteous;
with favour wilt thou compass him
as with a shield."
                     Psalm 5:12

# ISA40-KJ

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles;

they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk and not faint.” 
                                                         
Isaiah 40:31

 

# PR9-KJ

"The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy
is understanding."
                      Proverbs 9:10

 

# ISA40-NIV

"...but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
they will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint."
                                                       Isaiah 40:31

# PS119-KJ

"Thy word is a lamp
unto my feet,
and a light unto my path."
                       Psalm 119:105

# COL2-NIV

"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,
continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him,
strengthened in the faith as you were taught,
and overflowing with thankfulness."
                                             Colossians 2: 6-7

# NUM6-NIV

The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make His face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn His face toward you
and give you peace." 
                            Numbers 6:24-26

#COL2-KJ

"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, 
so walk ye in Him: Rooted and built up in Him,
and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught,
abounding therein with thanksgiving."
                                                  Colossians 2: 6-7

# NUM6-KJ

"The Lord bless thee and keep thee:
The Lord make His face shine upon thee,
and be gracious unto thee:
The Lord lift up His countenance
 upon thee and give thee peace."
                           Numbers 6: 24-26

# PHIL1-NASB

"For I am confident of this very thing,
that He who began a good work in you
will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus."
                                               Philippians 1:6

# PHIL1-KJ

"Being confident of this very thing,
that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ."
                                      Philippians 1:6

# PS37-KJ

"Delight thyself also in the Lord;
and He shall give thee
 the desires of thine heart."
                  Psalms 37:4

# PS37-NASB

"Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the
desires of your heart."
                       Psalms 37:4

# EPH2-NIV


"For we are His workmanship,

created in Christ Jesus for good works

which God prepared beforehand, that

we should walk in them."
                        Ephesians 2:10

# EPH2-KJ

"For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them."
                       Ephesians 2:10

# COL1-NIV

"And we pray...that you may live a life
worthy of the Lord and may please him
in every way; bearing fruit in every good work,
and growing in the knowledge of God..."
                                  Colossians 1:10

# COL1-KJ

"That ye might walk worthy of the Lord
unto all pleasing, being fruitful
in every good work, and
increasing in the knowledge of God."
                              Colossians 1:10

 


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