1,360 Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991), the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.

We tend to think of great thinkers and innovators as soloists, but the truth is that the greatest innovative thinking doesn't occur in a vacuum.

Creativity requires the willingness to look stupid.

You will become on the outside, what you believe on the inside.

We tend to get in life what we are willing to tolerate.

Your life expands in proportion to your courage. Fear limits a leader.

Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.

Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.