“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”
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John C. Maxwell
“Three words are essential to connect with others (1) brevity, (2) levity, and (3) repetition. Let me say that again!”
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John C. Maxwell
“One of the quickest ways to gain credibility with an individual, a group, or an audience is to borrow it from someone who already has credibility with them.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Any married man should forget his mistakes—there’s no use in two people remembering the same thing.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he knows.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Since we tend to see ourselves primarily in light of our intentions, which are invisible to others,” said philosopher J. G. Bennett, “while we see others mainly in the light of their actions, which are all that’s visible to us, we have a situation in which misunderstanding and injustice are the order of the day.”
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John C. Maxwell
“1. Cop-outs. People who have no goals and do not commit. 2. Holdouts. People who don’t know if they can reach their goals, so they’re afraid to commit. 3. Dropouts. People who start toward a goal but quit when the going gets tough. 4. All-outs. People who set goals, commit to them, and pay the price to reach”
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John C. Maxwell
“The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Most good leaders want the perspective of people they trust.”
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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
“many people have produced great results who were not “qualified.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Action is what converts human dreams into significance.”
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John C. Maxwell
“•Find someone to mentor. Once you reach a certain level in your leadership, the most valuable thing you have to give is yourself. Find someone to pour your life into. Then give him time and resources to become a better leader.”
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John C. Maxwell
“people knowledge is much more important than mere product knowledge.”
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John C. Maxwell
“More than anything else, what keeps a person going in the midst of adversity is having a sense of purpose. It is the fuel that powers persistence.”
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John C. Maxwell
