Quotes by John C. Maxwell

"Without failure there is no achievement."

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"Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them."

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

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

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"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."

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

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"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."

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"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

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"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them."

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

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"Leadership is influence."

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"Everything rises and falls on leadership."

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"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."

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"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."

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

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

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

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