“When an archer misses the mark he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull’s-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“If you are interested in success, it’s easy to set your standards in terms of other people’s accomplishments and then let other people measure you by those standards. But the standards you set for yourself are always more important. They should be higher than the standards anyone else would set for you, because in the end you have to live with yourself, and judge yourself, and feel good about yourself. And the best way to do that is to live up to your highest potential. So set your standards high and keep them high, even if you think no one else is looking. Somebody out there will always notice, even if it’s just you.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“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.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The Constitution guarantees free speech, but it doesn’t guarantee listeners.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like and do what you'd rather not.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“the entire population of the world—with one minor exception—is composed of others.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“People with humility don’t think less of themselves; they just think of themselves less.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The most important personal-growth phrase you will ever hear a good leader say to you is “follow me.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The unfortunate truth is that many of us, instead of offering total forgiveness, pray something like this Irish Prayer: May those who love us, love us; And those who don’t love us May God turn their hearts; And if He doesn’t turn their hearts, May He turn their ankles, So we’ll know them by their limping.
―
John C. Maxwell