John C. Maxwell Quotes And Sayings

The Best Leaders Are Readers Of People. They Have The Intuitive Ability To Understand Others By Discerning How They Feel And Recognizing What They Sense.

When A Person Starts To Talk About Their Dreams, It's As If Something Bubbles Up From Within. Their Eyes Brighten, Their Face Glows, And You Can Feel The Excitement In Their Words.

Self-centered Leaders Manipulate When They Move People For Personal Benefit. Mature Leaders Motivate By Moving People For Mutual Benefit.

Inability To Make Decisions Is One Of The Principal Reasons Executives Fail. Deficiency In Decision-making Ranks Much Higher Than Lack Of Specific Knowledge Or Technical Know-how As An Indicator Of Leadership Failure.

Remember, Man Does Not Live On Bread Alone: Sometimes He Needs A Little Buttering Up.

All Of The People In My Life Whom I Consider To Be Close Friends Or Colleagues Are Good Thinkers.

For More Than A Decade, I Led An Organization That Put On An Elaborate Christmas Program Each December. It Was A Big Production, With Over 250 People Participating In More Than 20 Performances. By The End Of The Season, Everyone Who Participated Was Exhausted.

Everything Rises And Falls On Leadership.

Good Executives Never Put Off Until Tomorrow What They Can Get Someone Else To Do Today.

The First Time You Say Something, It's Heard. The Second Time, It's Recognized, And The Third Time It's Learned.

All Good Leaders Are Connectors. They Relate Well And Make People Feel Confident About Themselves And Their Leader.

We Don't Mature Momentarily, But Over The Long-term.

One Of The Roles Of The Presidency Is To Lead A Political Party. Having A President In Office Is Usually A Huge Advantage To A Party Because It Gives The Party A Mouthpiece And An Advocate At The Highest Level.

If You're Lying, You're Lying.

You Will Never Fulfill Your Destiny Doing Work You Despise.

Ranking Among The Greatest Christmas Movie Classics, 'It's A Wonderful Life' Tells A Beautiful Story About The Priceless Value Of Relationships.

If You Want To Reach The Top, Don't Run Over Others. Likely, The Only Way You'll Reach The Top Is To Be Carried There By Others.

To Add Value To Others, One Must First Value Others.

The Experience Of Pain Or Loss Can Be A Formidably Motivating Force.

Positional Leaders Ignore The Fact That Every Person Has Hopes, Dreams, Desires, And Goals Of His Own. And Leaders Must Bring Their Vision And The Aspirations Of The People They Lead Together In A Way That Benefits Everyone.

To Remain A Credible Leader, I Must Always Work First, Hardest, And Longest On Changing Myself. This Is Neither Easy Nor Natural, But It Is Essential.

Most People Don't Like Change. They Revolt Against It Unless They Can Clearly See The Advantage It Brings. For That Reason, When Good Leaders Prepare To Take Action Or Make Changes, They Take People Through A Process To Get Them Ready For It.

It Seems The Older You Get, The More Life Comes Into Focus.

Time Is More Valuable Than Money, Because Time Is Irreplaceable.

The Dreams And Passions Stored Within Hearts Are Powerful Keys Which Can Unlock A Wealth Of Potential.

Dividers Seek To Make Themselves Look Or Feel Better By Making Others Feel Worse. They Damage Relationships, Fracture Teams And Organizations, And Create Havoc In People's Lives.

Talent Grips Us. We Are Overtaken By The Beauty Of Michelangelo's Sculpture, Riveted By Mariah Carey's Angelic Voice, Doubled Over In Laughter By The Comedy Of Robin Williams, And Captivated By The On Screen Performances Of Denzel Washington.

Look At Our Society. Everyone Wants To Be Thin, But Nobody Wants To Diet. Everyone Wants To Live Long, But Few Will Exercise. Everybody Wants Money, Yet Seldom Will Anyone Budget Or Control Their Spending.

We Choose What Attitudes We Have Right Now. And It's A Continuing Choice.

Good Thinkers Always Prime The Pump Of Ideas. They Always Look For Things To Get The Thinking Process Started, Because What You Put In Always Impacts What Comes Out.

The Most Talented Do Not Always End Up As Celebrities, And Those With Less Talent Often Do. Upsets Are Written Into Our History And Occur Around Us Every Day.

Live To Learn, And You Will Really Learn To Live.

The Greatest Mistake We Make Is Living In Constant Fear That We Will Make One.

People May Hear Your Words, But They Feel Your Attitude.

People Buy Into The Leader Before They Buy Into The Vision.

We All Have Done Something Unethical.

Educators Take Something Simple And Make It Complicated. Communicators Take Something Complicated And Make It Simple.

Ideas Have A Short Shelf Life. You Must Act On Them Before The Expiration Date.

A Word Of Encouragement From A Teacher To A Child Can Change A Life. A Word Of Encouragement From A Spouse Can Save A Marriage. A Word Of Encouragement From A Leader Can Inspire A Person To Reach Her Potential.

Good Leaders Must Communicate Vision Clearly, Creatively, And Continually. However, The Vision Doesn't Come Alive Until The Leader Models It.

A Lack Of Realism In The Vision Today Costs Credibility Tomorrow.

Have The Humility To Learn From Those Around You.

Failed Plans Should Not Be Interpreted As A Failed Vision. Visions Don't Change, They Are Only Refined. Plans Rarely Stay The Same, And Are Scrapped Or Adjusted As Needed. Be Stubborn About The Vision, But Flexible With Your Plan.

A Minute Of Thought Is Greater Than An Hour Of Talk.

Children Astound Me With Their Inquisitive Minds. The World Is Wide And Mysterious To Them, And As They Piece Together The Puzzle Of Life, They Ask 'Why?' Ceaselessly.

There Are Two Kinds Of Pride, Both Good And Bad. 'Good Pride' Represents Our Dignity And Self-respect. 'Bad Pride' Is The Deadly Sin Of Superiority That Reeks Of Conceit And Arrogance.

When You Are Full Of Pride On The Inside, It Makes You Stiff, Stubborn, And Creates Strife With Others.

Leaders Who Fail To Prune Their Pride Will Meet Demise. That's Not A Guess, It's A Guarantee. With Pride, It's Not A Matter Of 'If' We Will Fall, But 'When.' There Are No Exceptions.

Keeping Score Is For Games, Not Friendships.

People Who Use Time Wisely Spend It On Activities That Advance Their Overall Purpose In Life.