Quotes by Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living

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It seems to me that one of the great hazards is quick love, which is actually charm. We get used to smiling, hugging, ba — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
I needed to know who should get the best of my energy: my boys or a company that asked me to speak for them. I needed to — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
[Present over perfect is] about rejecting the myth that every day is a new opportunity to prove our worth, and about the — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
Many of us who have found ourselves to be useful in Christian service have found ourselves unable, if we're honest, to c — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
It's easy to be liked by strangers. It's very hard to be loved and connected to the people in your home when you're alwa — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
Brave doesn't always involve grand gestures, sometimes brave looks like staying when you want to leave, telling the trut — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
As I look back, in many instances, I simply followed the natural course of things. And great things happened, mostly. Bu — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
Oh, the quiet moments alone with God I sacrificed in order to cross a few things off the to-do list I worshiped. — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
We decide where the time goes. There's so much freedom in that, and so much responsibility. — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
You cannot taste the oil until you pour out the vinegar. — Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living