John C. Maxwell Quotes

“I talk about my daily dozen in the book [ Today Matters]. Twelve things that are certainly attainable by any of us that we need to manage every day.”

“An idea is worthless unless you use it.”

“Nothing is as hard as it looks; everything is more rewarding than you expect; and if anything can go right it will and at the best possible moment.”

“You don't become a success when you get your diploma, you became a success when you decided to go to college when you get your diploma you get the rewards of success.”

“Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough.”

“Image is what people think we are. Integrity is what we really are.”

“The best teacher for a leader is evaluated experience.”

“You are the only person who can label what you do a failure. Failure is subjective.”

“Facing difficulties is inevitable. Learning from them is optional.”

“People of poor character tend to blame their choices on circumstances. Ethical people make good choices regardless of circumstances. If they make enough good choices, they begin to create better conditions for themselves.”

“Circumstances do not make you what you are, they reveal what you are.”

“If you travel alone, you can probably go faster. But the journey will never be as rewarding, and you probably won't be able to go as far.”

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

“If you can raise up leaders, you will always have followers, but if you can't raise up leaders, you will only have followers.”

“The length and breath of our influence on others are directly related to the depth of our concern for them.”

“Difficulties seldom defeat people; lack of faith in themselves usually does it.”

“The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”

“The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.”

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

“A leader's lasting value is measured by succession.”

“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.”

“Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn't need you!”

“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.”

“Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.”

“Cooperation is working together agreeably... Collaboration is working together aggressively; and theres a world of difference between those two.”