70 John C. Maxwell Quotes and Lessons on Successful Leadership

Only people who can see the invisible can do the impossible.

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

Disappointment comes when reality falls short of our expectations. But nothing falls short of God’s expectations because He knows everything.

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

Errors become mistakes when we perceive them and respond to them incorrectly. Mistakes become failures when we continually respond to them incorrectly.

Improving your abilities in high-priority areas is always a good investment in yourself that will pay off in the long run.

Must manage your thought life daily and then you can manage your life.

Inspiring communicators always expect a lot from their listeners.

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.

The law of magnetism really is true: who you are is who you attract.

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.

Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it.

There are two things that are most difficult to get people to do: to think and to do things in order of importance.

If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you’ll end up not doing anything for anybody.

To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.

If you want to be productive, you should try to learn to get joy from what gives the greatest return and discipline yourself to do those things.

Many people fail to make a difference because they are so busy.

No one can understand that mysterious thing we call influence. Yet. Every one of us continually exerts influence, either to heal, to bless, to leave marks of beauty; or to wound, to hurt, to poison, to stain other lives.

Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.

Never complain about what you allow.