“People with humility don’t think less of themselves; they just think of themselves less.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Most careers involve other people. You can have great academic intelligence and still lack social intelligence—the ability to be a good listener, to be sensitive toward others, to give and take criticism well.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You’re more likely to act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Question for God every morning:
What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Some people want to put restrictions on themselves according to their talent, intelligence, or experience. Others worry about their age. But with God, one person can always make a difference, regardless of circumstances or situation. And age means nothing to Him. When Jesus fed the five thousand, a boy provided the loaves and fishes (John 6:1-13). And in the case of Noah, when it began to rain and he entered the ark, he was six hundred years old! You’re never too old—or too young—to make a difference for God.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A great team with no bench eventually collapses. The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“We feel unhappy and confused with our life when we don't do the focus or calling that God has on our life.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The way President Abraham Lincoln is said to have handled a person who had a know-it-all attitude. Lincoln asked, “How many legs will a sheep have if you call a tail a leg?”
“Five,” the man answered.
“No,” replied Lincoln, “he’ll still have four, because calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it one.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Goethe recommended, “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.” —Jim Rohn”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Every time you speak to people, give them something to feel, something to remember, and something to do.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A great dream with a bad team is nothing more than a nightmare.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it.”
―
John C. Maxwell
