70 John C. Maxwell Quotes and Lessons on Successful Leadership

Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation of success.

People may hear your words but they feel your attitude.

Failure results from bad breaks.

It’s easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success.

The hero is the one with ideas.

Every time you speak to people, give them something to feel, something to remember, and something to do.

Few things will pay you bigger dividends in life than the time and trouble you take to understand people and build relationships.

People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Your attitude, more than your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Above all, don’t dwell on yesterday’s victory. If your focus is on what’s behind you rather than what’s ahead, you will crash.

Uniformity is not the key to successful teamwork. The glue that holds a team together is unity of purpose.

A leader with confidence is a leader who brings out positive changes in people.

The bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others.

The happiest people are those who have invested their time in others. The unhappiest people are those who wonder how the world is going to make them happy.

Most people overrate decision making, and they underrate decision managing.

Stay focused instead of getting the offended or off track by others.

If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading

Passion gives you energy.

For everything of value in life, you pay a price.

Don’t let your mandate come from the grumbling of the crowd. Get your cues from god and the mission He has given you.