Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell · Page 5

Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation while others are seeing the limitations.

— John C. Maxwell

If you want to be a sharp thinker, be around sharp people.

— John C. Maxwell

Everybody can be somebody when somebody understands and believes in her.

— John C. Maxwell

Attitude isn’t everything, but it is one thing that can make a difference in your life.

— John C. Maxwell

The value you receive from reflective thinking will depend on the kinds of questions you ask yourself.

— John C. Maxwell

Effective leaders sacrifice much that is good in order to dedicate themselves to what is best

— John C. Maxwell

Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.

— John C. Maxwell

The true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out.

— John C. Maxwell

People may teach what they know, but they reproduce what they are.

— John C. Maxwell

We all stand on the shoulders of the past generation.

— John C. Maxwell

Don't buy into the notion that mistakes can somehow be avoided. They can't be.

— John C. Maxwell

We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.

— John C. Maxwell

When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust!

— John C. Maxwell

The greatest of all insights is that we cannot be tomorrow what we do not do today.

— John C. Maxwell

We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are.

— John C. Maxwell

The truth is that you can spend your life any way you want, but you can spend it only once.

— John C. Maxwell

Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.

— John C. Maxwell

Leadership has less to do with position than it does with disposition.

— John C. Maxwell

Failure is not fatal. Only failure to get back up is.

— John C. Maxwell

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.

— John C. Maxwell

We cannot lead anyone farther than we have been ourselves.

— John C. Maxwell

God chooses what we go through; we choose how we go through it.

— John C. Maxwell

The best way to help people is to see the best in them.

— John C. Maxwell

You will become on the outside, what you believe on the inside.

— John C. Maxwell

To be an influencer, you have to love people before you can try to lead them.

— John C. Maxwell

Most accomplishments in life come more easily if you approach them strategically

— John C. Maxwell

Stay focused instead of getting offended or off track by others.

— John C. Maxwell

Integrity is not so much what we do as much as who we are.

— John C. Maxwell

A sense of responsibility is the clearest indication of mature leadership.

— John C. Maxwell

You will be remembered in life only for your passions!

— John C. Maxwell

Praise them for what they do well, both privately and publicly.

— John C. Maxwell

You either spend your life preparing or you spend your life repairing.

— John C. Maxwell

You must find a way to get your vision seen, implemented, and contributed to by others.

— John C. Maxwell

If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.

— John C. Maxwell

While a good leader sustains momentum, a great leader increases it.

— John C. Maxwell

Like every person, every thought has the potential to become something great.

— John C. Maxwell

Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.

— John C. Maxwell

We tend to get in life what we are willing to tolerate.

— John C. Maxwell

It's lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there.

— John C. Maxwell

Unless you want to carry the whole load yourself, you need to be developing leaders.

— John C. Maxwell