1,360 Quotes by John C. Maxwell

A sense of responsibility is the clearest indication of mature leadership.

I think once a person realizes that they are every day either sowing into their life either potential success, or sowing into their life potential failure, they would all of a sudden go okay, I've got to figure out what I'm going to do.

People who are not leaders automatically gravitate toward lines--limitations set by others. Many people are taught this in kindergarten when they are instructed to stay within the lines while coloring. But leaders are more creative than that. They look for options and opportunities. They try to take things in a new direction, or beyond the limit. Progress and innovation are made by people who think without lines.

I think passion and discipline are wonderful, complementary things.

The length and breath of our influence on others are directly related to the depth of our concern for them.

I say this in the book [Today Matters], we either spend our day repairing or preparing, and if I haven't taken good care of my today's, they accumulate. So all of a sudden today what I'm doing is I'm going back, I'm repairing bad relationships and wrong decisions, and I'm digging a hole. I'm not making any progress because I'm in a repairing mode, versus if I really make today count that prepares me for tomorrow. Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today.

..Give them your faith, and they become confident, energized, and self-reliant.

If you want to achieve great things, you need to have a great dream.

Working together precedes winning together...collaboration is multiplication.