“Children now log about twenty-two thousand hours watching television by age nineteen, more than twice the time spent in school
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John C. Maxwell
“many people have produced great results who were not “qualified.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Reward only finished work: It’s good to praise effort, but you should never reward it.
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John C. Maxwell
“If your perception of and response to failure were changed, what would you attempt to achieve?”
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John C. Maxwell
“Action is what converts human dreams into significance.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
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John C. Maxwell
“You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion.... The heart comes before the head.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Pain prompts us to face who we are and where we are. What we do with that experience defines who we become.”
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John C. Maxwell
“What can a quote do for you? A quote is a powerful tool for our mind, our soul, our spirit.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Forty-two percent of college graduates never read a book after college.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Believe while others are doubting. Plan while others are playing. Study while others are sleeping. Decide while others are delaying. Prepare while others are daydreaming. Begin while others are procrastinating. Work while others are wishing. Save while others are wasting. Listen while others are talking. Smile while others are frowning. Commend while others are criticizing. Persist while others are quitting.”
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John C. Maxwell
“No matter what our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn’t the leader above us—it’s the spirit within us.”
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John C. Maxwell
“It's good to be out of your comfort zone. Just don't step out of your gift zone.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If people are prepared to be flexible, keep an open mind and learn, they will grow richer and richer through the changes.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The way people see others is a reflection of themselves: If I am a trusting person, I will see others as trustworthy. If I am a critical person, I will see others as critical. If I am a caring person, I will see others as compassionate. If you change yourself and become the kind of person you desire to be, you will begin to view others in a whole new light. And that will change the way you interact in all of your relationships.”
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John C. Maxwell
