Quotees Archive

Success comes to those who have an entire mountain of gold that they continually mine, not those who find one nugget and try to live on it for fifty years.

- John C. Maxwell

Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.

- John C. Maxwell

Success is…knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

- John C. Maxwell

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.

- John C. Maxwell

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

- John C. Maxwell

It seems the older you get, the more life comes into focus.

- John C. Maxwell

It’s true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.

- John C. Maxwell

Keeping score is for games, not friendships.

- John C. Maxwell

Leaders don’t rise to the pinnacle of success without developing the right set of attitudes and habits, they make every day a masterpiece.

- John C. Maxwell

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

- John C. Maxwell

Leaders never outgrow the need to change.

- John C. Maxwell

Leaders who are kind of insecure or egocentric, they basically sabotage themselves.

- John C. Maxwell

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.

- John C. Maxwell

Leadership is influence.

- John C. Maxwell

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

- John C. Maxwell

Learn to say ‘no’ to the good so you can say ‘yes’ to the best.

- John C. Maxwell

Life can be boring unless you put some effort into it.

- John C. Maxwell

Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.

- John C. Maxwell

Live to learn, and you will really learn to live.

- John C. Maxwell

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.

- John C. Maxwell

Make a point to continually search for a better way of doing things, even when things are going well, to ensure that a better alternative has not been overlooked and to keep your creative talents in practice.

- John C. Maxwell

Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional.

- John C. Maxwell

Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.

- John C. Maxwell

Often people fail to start or complete a task because they don’t see any connection between what they’re doing and what they really want to accomplish in life.

- John C. Maxwell

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.

- John C. Maxwell

Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn’t come alive until the leader models it.

- John C. Maxwell

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.

- John C. Maxwell

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. It may mean giving up familiar but limiting patterns, safe but unrewarding work, values no longer believed in, and relationships that have lost their meaning.

- John C. Maxwell

Growth inside fuels growth outside.

- John C. Maxwell

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.

- John C. Maxwell

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

- John C. Maxwell

Have the humility to learn from those around you.

- John C. Maxwell

How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.

- John C. Maxwell

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn’t. In fact, I didn’t even know you were supposed to have one.

- John C. Maxwell

Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.

- John C. Maxwell

If we are growing we are always going to be outside our comfort zone.

- John C. Maxwell

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

- John C. Maxwell

If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses.

- John C. Maxwell

If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading…

- John C. Maxwell

If you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.

- John C. Maxwell

If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.

- John C. Maxwell

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.

- John C. Maxwell

If you’re lying, you’re lying.

- John C. Maxwell

In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.

- John C. Maxwell

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.

- John C. Maxwell

Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.

- John C. Maxwell

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.

- John C. Maxwell

Creative leaders inherently know when rules need to be challenged, and they can see when a more flexible approach should be taken.

- John C. Maxwell

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.”

- John C. Maxwell

Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.

- John C. Maxwell