Best 920 quotes of John C Maxwell on MyQuotes

42% of college graduates never read a book after college.

A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.

Achievement comes to someone when he is able to do great things for himself. Success comes when he empowers followers to do great things with him. Significance comes when he develops leaders to do great things for him. But a legacy is created only when a person puts his organization into the position to do great things without him.

Adversity is prosperity to those who possess a great attitude.

Acquiring and keeping good people is a leader's most important task.

Actions are remembered long after words are forgotten.

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.

A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.

A dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it.

A dream worth pursuing is a picture and blueprint of a person's purpose and potential

Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

Adversity is an opportunity for self-discovery.

A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.

A great idea is simply the combination of many good ideas.

A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers.

A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.

A leader is a reader.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)

A leader's ability to convey confidence and his ability to communicate effectively are similar.

A leader's attitude is caught by his or her followers more quickly than his or her actions.

A leader's lasting value is measured by succession.

A leader who develops people adds; a leader who develops leaders multiplies.

A leader who loves status quo soon becomes a follower.

A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

All great leaders have understood that their number one responsibility is cultivating their own discipline and personal growth. Those who cannot lead themselves cannot lead others.

All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.

All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.

All things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude sometimes still wins.

All visions begin with relationships. My relationship with God is where I receive the vision; my relationship with my people is where I give the vision. If those relationships aren't what they could be or should be, on either side, the receiving or the giving out, the vision is going to be aborted.

A lot of people believe they are successful because they have everything they want. They have added value to themselves. But I believe significance comes when you add value to others and you can't have true success without significance.

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

Always take the high road.

Always turn to God in the midst of your struggle and view people who offended you as an instruments of divine sovereignty.

A manager says 'go,' but a leader says 'let's go'.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. This sequence is something that all achievers have in common. They do not see a mistake is as their failure; rather it is simply a learning experience. Achievers view a mistake as an opportunity to do something over again and do it right the second time. A mistake is simply the price they pay to achieve success.

An attitude is: an inward feeling expressed by an outward action.

An attitude's growth never stops.

An idea is worthless unless you use it.

A nightmare is a big dream....with a bad team.

An organization cannot increase its productivity-but people can!

Any leader who asks the right questions of the right people has the potential to discover and develop great ideas.

Anyone can steer a ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course

Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Don't ever underestimate the power of planning. You can't make your vision come to life unless you outline each goal-driven step at a time. And you can't reach your full potential unless you plan how to make the most of your purpose and passion. When you look around and see people who are the captains of their ship, invariably they have taken pains to chart their successful course through life.

Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.

Anyone who loves his opinions more than his teammates will advance his opinions but set back his team.