Top 500 John C. Maxwell Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “Nobody ever got ready by waiting. You only get ready by starting.”

— John C. Maxwell

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152. “Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.”

— John C. Maxwell

Featured in: Engagement Quotes, New Relationship Quotes

153. “People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

— John C. Maxwell

154. “Actions are remembered long after words are forgotten.”

— John C. Maxwell

155. “Integrity is important in building relationships and is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success, such as respect, dignity, and trust, are built.”

— John C. Maxwell

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156. “You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.”

— John C. Maxwell

157. “Little progress is better than no progress at all. Success comes in taking many small steps. If you stumble in a small step, it rarely matters. Don’t gift wrap the garbage. Let little failures go.”

— John C. Maxwell

158. “A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession.”

— John C. Maxwell

159. “You cannot enjoy others until you enjoy yourself because you cannot give to others what you do not have.”

— John C. Maxwell

160. “The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn’t make a decision.”

— John C. Maxwell

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161. “The first person you lead is you.”

— John C. Maxwell

Featured in: Focus On Yourself Quotes, Firsts Quotes

162. “Growth today is an investment for tomorrow.”

— John C. Maxwell

163. “You’re only as good as the people you have around you.”

— John C. Maxwell

164. “Success is about us. Significance is about others.”

— John C. Maxwell

165. “Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team’s performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people.”

— John C. Maxwell

Featured in: Culture Quotes, Quotes About Growing Up

166. “To achieve all that is possible, we must attempt the impossible. To be all we can be, we must dream of being more.”

— John C. Maxwell

167. “If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.”

— John C. Maxwell

Featured in: Keep Going Quotes

168. “People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.”

— John C. Maxwell

Featured in: Make A Difference Quotes, Intention Quotes

169. “So think long and hard about who you’re spending the most time with, for wherever they are headed, so are you.”

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

Featured in: Teamwork Quotes

171. “Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.”

— John C. Maxwell

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172. “If you are willing to change your thinking, you can change your feelings. If you change your feelings, you can change your actions. And changing your actions – based on good thinking – can change your life.”

— John C. Maxwell

173. “Understanding people certainly impacts your ability to communicate with others.”

— John C. Maxwell

174. “To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person’s heart before you ask him for a hand.”

— John C. Maxwell

175. “All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.”

— John C. Maxwell

176. “Credibility is a leader’s currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.”

— John C. Maxwell

Featured in: Leadership Quotes, Reputation Quotes

177. “You don’t overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.”

— John C. Maxwell

178. “If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.”

— John C. Maxwell

179. “As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.”

— John C. Maxwell

180. “Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of our life.”

— John C. Maxwell

181. “When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.”

— John C. Maxwell

182. “Positive thinking must be followed by positive doing.”

— John C. Maxwell

183. “People will work eight hours a day for pay, 10 hours a day for a good boss, and 24 hours a day for a good cause!”

— John C. Maxwell

184. “When you find your spiritual gift, God will give you an opportunity to use it.”

— John C. Maxwell

185. “If you embrace possibility thinking, your dreams will go from molehill to mountain size, and because you believe in possibilities, you put yourself in position to achieve them.”

— John C. Maxwell

186. “Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate.”

— John C. Maxwell

187. “But the law of magnetism really is true: who you are is who you attract.”

— John C. Maxwell

188. “Great leaders always have self-discipline -without exception.”

— John C. Maxwell

189. “A minute of thought is greater than an hour of talk.”

— John C. Maxwell

190. “When you are bigger than your purpose you have a career. When your purpose is bigger than you, you have a calling.”

— John C. Maxwell

191. “If something can be done 80% as well by someone else, delegate!”

— John C. Maxwell

192. “To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.”

— John C. Maxwell

193. “It’s better to prepare than to repair.”

— John C. Maxwell

194. “Competence goes beyond words. It’s the leader’s ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others know that you know how – and know that they want to follow you.”

— John C. Maxwell

195. “Tenacious people don’t rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.”

— John C. Maxwell

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196. “The smartest person in the room is never as smart as all the people in the room.”

— John C. Maxwell

197. “Feed your faith, starve your doubts.”

— John C. Maxwell

198. “Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy.”

— John C. Maxwell

199. “A sense of responsibility is the clearest indication of mature leadership.”

— John C. Maxwell

200. “If you always do what you’ve always done, then you will always get what you’ve always gotten.”

— John C. Maxwell