Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell
“God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something.”
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.”
“Charity does not mean doing good to him who does good to you, for this is to return good for good. Charity means that you should do good to him who does you harm”
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
“People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.”
“Your thinking, more than anything else, shapes the way you live. It’s really true that if you change your thinking, you can change your life.”
“Again I tell you it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
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“Hebrews 12:1- Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
“Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the LORD”
“ Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it ”
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“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”
“Nothing will make a better impression on your leader than your ability to manage yourself. If your leader must continually expend energy managing you, then you will be perceived as someone who drains time and energy. If you manage yourself well, however, your boss will see you as someone who maximizes opportunities and leverages personal strengths. That will make you someone your leader turns to when the heat is on.”
“Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?”
“Advice is what we ask for when we already knew the answer but wish we didn't.”
“Leadership is more disposition than position—influence others from wherever you are.”
“A leader is great not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.”
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John C. Maxwell (born 1947) is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 50 books, primarily focusing on leadership.
His organizations have trained 2 million leaders worldwide. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and audiences as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and ambassadors at the United Nations.
John C. Maxwell was born in Garden City, Michigan. His father, Melvin, was a minister in a local Wesleyan church. Maxwell followed his father into the ministry, completing a Bachelor's degree at Ohio Christian University in 1969, a Master of Divinity degree at Azusa Pacific University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary. Maxwell has received five honorary doctorates of divinity (including ones from the California Graduate School of Theology and Liberty University).