“Cartoonist Henri Arnold said, “The wise man questions himself, the fool others.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People need your influence, but it will not come through ‘lip syncing’ those you admire.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
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John C. Maxwell
“people with charisma possess an outward focus instead of an inward one. They pay attention to other people, and they desire to add value to them.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Asking and hearing people’s opinions has a greater effect on them than telling them, ‘Good job.’ ”
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John C. Maxwell
“When you don’t want to change, you look for differences in others. When you are willing to change, you look for similarities.”
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John C. Maxwell
“To achieve any worthy goal, you must take risks. Amelia Earhart believed that, and her advice when it came to risk was simple and direct: "Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.”
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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.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated.” —Fred W. Smith”
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John C. Maxwell
“One of the paradoxes of life is that the things that initially make you successful are rarely the things that keep you successful.”
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John C. Maxwell
“You lose the respect of the best when you don’t deal properly with the worst.”
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John C. Maxwell
