Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8”
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stands in the way of sinners or sits in the seat of mockers.”
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“Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
“ Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it ”
topics: life-and-living
“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”
“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.”
“A leader is great not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.”
“Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?”
“Leadership is more disposition than position—influence others from wherever you are.”
“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.”
“And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:”
topics: love
“I am leaving you with a gift: peace of mind and of heart. And the peace I give isn't fragile like the peace that the world gives. So do not be troubled or afraid. Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really love me, you will be very happy for me, for now I go to the Father, who is greater than I am. I have told you these things before they happen so that when they do, you will believe in me.”
“Judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. Ye shall not respect persons in judgement; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgement is God's.”
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” -John C. Maxwell”
“Successful people do the things that unsuccessful people are unwilling to do. —JOHN C. MAXWELL”
“Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment.”
“The goal of confrontation should be to help, not to humiliate.”
“It’s always about focusing not on the mistakes but on the lessons learned from them.”
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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).