Hard Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Your emotions are making it difficult for you to accept hard decisions.

— John C. Maxwell

Thinking is hard; that's why so few do it.

— John C. Maxwell

To get out of a hard situation, try a soft answer.

— John C. Maxwell

Nothing is as hard as it looks; everything is more rewarding than you expect; and if anything can go right it will…

— John C. Maxwell

Someone once defined hard work as the accumulation of the easy things you didn't do when you should have.

— John C. Maxwell

Most pastors have a hard time grasping a vision. But vision is the indispensable quality of a leader.

— John C. Maxwell

So think long and hard about who you're spending the most time with, for wherever they are headed, so are you.

— John C. Maxwell

Although it's admirable to be ambitious and hard-working, it's more desirable to be smart-working.

— John C. Maxwell

I've worked very hard at giving excellent training and good materials, resources, books, and then the corporate community gives me respect. And…

— John C. Maxwell

Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate…

— John C. Maxwell

Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price…

— John C. Maxwell

I've known people who thought that reaching their potential would come from shoring up their weaknesses. But do you know what happens…

— John C. Maxwell

If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to…

— John C. Maxwell

The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself,…

— John C. Maxwell

When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to…

— John C. Maxwell

I define self-control, in the beginning of life, as the choice of achieving what I really want by doing things I really…

— John C. Maxwell

It is hard to feel bad about yourself when you are doing something good for someone else. There are a lot of…

— John C. Maxwell

Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the…

— John C. Maxwell