Quotes by John C. Maxwell

"Without failure there is no achievement."

"The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure."

"Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure."

"Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure."

"The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one."

"There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance."

"People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision."

"Leadership is influence."

"The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence."

"A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential."

"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them."

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

"Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it."