Quotes from John C. Maxwell

When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving it.

Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it

Ranking among the greatest Christmas movie classics, 'It's a Wonderful Life' tells a beautiful story about the priceless value of relationships.

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.

Everyone has the potential to become an encourager. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to have it all together. All you have to do is care about people and initiate.

It is truly one day at a time.

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

To be an influencer, you have to love people before you can try to lead them.

Dividers seek to make themselves look or feel better by making others feel worse. They damage relationships, fracture teams and organizations, and create havoc in people's lives.

If you want to reach the top, don't run over others. Likely, the only way you'll reach the top is to be carried there by others.

Time spent with a potential leader is an investment.

With a little faith in themselves people, people can do miraculous things. But without it, they have a really tough time.

Most pastors have a hard time grasping a vision. But vision is the indispensable quality of a leader.

You realize that we over-exaggerate yesterday, we over-estimate tomorrow and we underestimate today. We think, "Well, I'm going to kill time," "I'll get back to this tomorrow."

Pastors need to find their place in the community of believers by spending time with God.

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

Cooperation is working together agreeably... Collaboration is working together aggressively; and theres a world of difference between those two.

Without love, there can be no connection, no future, and no success together.

Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them.

Manipulation is moving together for my advantage. Motivation is moving together for mutual advantage.

If you travel alone, you can probably go faster. But the journey will never be as rewarding, and you probably won't be able to go as far.

You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.

Integrity is not a given factor in everyone's life. It is a result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly honest in all situations in our lives.

There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.