Top 500 John C. Maxwell Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Dreams don’t work unless you do.”

— John C. Maxwell

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2. “Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

— John C. Maxwell

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3. “Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.”

— John C. Maxwell

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4. “If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.”

— John C. Maxwell

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5. “Seven Steps to Success 1) Make a commitment to grow daily. 2) Value the process more than events. 3) Don't wait for inspiration. 4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity. 5) Dream big. 6) Plan your priorities. 7) Give up to go up.”

— John C. Maxwell

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6. “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.”

— John C. Maxwell

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7. “You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”

— John C. Maxwell

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8. “If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.”

— John C. Maxwell

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9. “The truth is that teamwork is at the heart of great achievement.”

— John C. Maxwell

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10. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”

— John C. Maxwell

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11. “Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”

— John C. Maxwell

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12. “Success is knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.”

— John C. Maxwell

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13. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

— John C. Maxwell

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14. “A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others. ”

— John C. Maxwell

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15. “Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.”

— John C. Maxwell

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16. “Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.”

— John C. Maxwell

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17. “When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.”

— John C. Maxwell

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18. “Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”

— John C. Maxwell

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19. “To grow yourself, you must know yourself.”

— John C. Maxwell

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20. “Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward.”

— John C. Maxwell

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21. “Learn to say ‘no’ to the good so you can say ‘yes’ to the best.”

— John C. Maxwell

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22. “When was the last time you did something for the first time?”

— John C. Maxwell

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23. “The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.”

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

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25. “Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.”

— John C. Maxwell

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26. “Goals may give focus, but dreams give power.”

— John C. Maxwell

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27. “Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.”

— John C. Maxwell

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28. “Collaboration is multiplication.”

— John C. Maxwell

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29. “Live to learn and you will really learn to live.”

— John C. Maxwell

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30. “A leader who produces other leaders multiplies their influence.”

— John C. Maxwell

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31. “Everything rises and falls on leadership.”

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

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33. “We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.”

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

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35. “If we are growing, we are always going to be outside our comfort zone.”

— John C. Maxwell

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36. “Teamwork gives you the best opportunity to turn vision into reality.”

— John C. Maxwell

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37. “The true measure of leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.”

— John C. Maxwell

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38. “Your attitude determines your actions, and your actions determine your accomplishment.”

— John C. Maxwell

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39. “The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday.”

— John C. Maxwell

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40. “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

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41. “Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.”

— John C. Maxwell

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42. “The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”

— John C. Maxwell

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43. “Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.”

— John C. Maxwell

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44. “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

45. “A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.”

— John C. Maxwell

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46. “Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

— John C. Maxwell

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47. “Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.”

— John C. Maxwell

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48. “Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.”

— John C. Maxwell

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49. “Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.”

— John C. Maxwell

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50. “If you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”

— John C. Maxwell

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