Quotes by John C. Maxwell

"The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people."

"Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it."

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

"A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow."

"Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit."

"Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful."

"Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending."

"People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life."

"Enjoyment is an incredible energizer to the human spirit."

"If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it."

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

"Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. It may mean giving up familiar but limiting patterns, safe but unrewarding work, values no longer believed in, and relationships that have lost their meaning."

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

"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."

"Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan."

"Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have."

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

"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."

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

"The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned."