"People today are desperate for leaders, but..." - Quote by John C Maxwell
People today are desperate for leaders, but they want to be influenced only by individuals they can trust, persons of good character.
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“Losers focus on what they are going through; winners focus on what they are going to.”
“Find your vision, and let it guide you in all that you do. If you lack vision, look inside yourself. Draw on your natural gifts and desires.”
“The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.”
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“Stalin made mistakes. He made mistakes towards us, for example, in 1927. He made mistakes towards the Yugoslavs too. One cannot advance without mistakes... It is necessary to make mistakes. The party cannot be educated without learning from mistakes. This has great significance.”
“Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save you if you are hated by the people.”
“In politics and in trade, bruisers and pirates are of better promise than talkers and clerks.”
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“Don't start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane. Start the scene having already jumped. If you are scared, look into your partner's eyes. You will feel better.”
“If people are dishonest once, they will be dishonest a second time. And honest people should keep away from them. (Lady Chiltern)”
“There have always existed three ways of keeping the people loving and loyal. One is to leave them alone, to trust them and not to interfere. This plan, however, has very seldom beenpractised, because the politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked, and something must be done to make it stand quiet.”