“Positive thinking does not always change our circumstances, but it will always change us. When we are able to think right about tough situations, then our journeys through life become”
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John C. Maxwell
“There is nothing more tragic than when a Christian leader loses God’s anointing on his life by allowing himself to become sidetracked. There is no higher violation of God’s trust. For when a leader stumbles, others fall.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.”
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John C. Maxwell
“as the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates.”
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John C. Maxwell
“French essayist Michel Eyquem de Montaigne wrote, “The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long yet live very little.” The truth is that you can spend your life any way you want, but you can spend it only once.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Thinking for a Change shares the way that I think on a daily basis. My wife, Margaret, says it has more of my DNA than any of my other books.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like and do what you'd rather not.”
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John C. Maxwell
“«El destino no es cuestión de suerte, es cuestión de decisión; no es algo que se espera, es algo que se logra».”
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John C. Maxwell
“Johann Wolfgang von Goethe emphasized, “Treat a man as he appears to be and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he already were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A visionary company is like a great work of art. Think of Michelangelo’s scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or his statue of David. Think of a great and enduring novel like Huckleberry Finn or Crime and Punishment. Think of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony or Shakespeare’s Henry V. Think of a beautifully designed building, like the masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. You can’t point to any one single item that makes the whole thing work; it’s the entire work—all the pieces working together to create an overall effect—that leads to enduring greatness.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you pair excellence with humility, people not only won’t run over you, they will respect you.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The emotion you continually feed is the one that will dominate your life.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment.”
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John C. Maxwell