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“You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.”
― John Maxwell

“Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.”
― John C. Maxwell

“Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional. ”
― John C. Maxwell

“The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.”
― John C. Maxwell

“The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation.
Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or
whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?
After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation
comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.”
― John C. Maxwell

“There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played
He never risked, he never tried,
He never sang or prayed.
And when he on day passed away,
His insurance was denied,
For since he never really lived,
They claimed he never really died.

(Anonymous poem)”
― John C. Maxwell, Developing the Leader Within You

“True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation.”
― John C. Maxwell

“To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.”
― John Maxwell

“Look behind you: What have you learned?
Look around you: What is happening to others?
Look above you: What does God expect of you?
Look besides you: What resources are available to you?”
― John Maxwell

“Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”
― John C. Maxwell