John C. Maxwell

The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.

Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.

In God we trust; all others bring data.

Most people think small because they are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning.

Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That’s success.

There is no need to be afraid of having faults, because knowing we have them can help us to improve.

Surround your mind with healthy thoughts, thoughts of faith, and not fear, and you will produce faith results instead of fear results.

Unite to win. Divide to conquer.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

I was once afraid of people saying ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.

You can start where you are with what you’ve got and go to wherever it is you want to go.

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word ‘pessimist’ was not in our vocabulary at that time. It’s a modern ‘invention’ which I believe we should ‘dis-invent.’

People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.

When you do more than you’re paid for. Eventually, you’ll be paid for more than you do.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but don’t quit.

I’m open and ready to go to the next place, the next level, the next height.