Quotes about Inspiration
You will never achieve a dream or vision unless you own it. Furthermore, as a leader, you will not be able to get others to buy into a vision that you do not own.
— John Maxwell
Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts." —BENJAMIN DISRAELI
— John Maxwell
The best way to help people is to see the best in them. The 101% principle: Look for the 1 thing I admire in them and give them 100% encouragement for it.
— John Maxwell
Charlie Brower said, "A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow." Negative environments kill thousands of great ideas every minute.
— John Maxwell
I am going to keep a positive attitude and use it to influence others.
— John Maxwell
John W. Gardner observed, "If I had to name a single all-purpose instrument of leadership, it would be communication.
— John Maxwell
It's a simple thing to offer encouragement, but it can have a tremendous effect on someone's life.
— John Maxwell
People who never see it—they are wanderers. People who see it but never pursue it on their own—they are followers. People who see it and pursue it—they are achievers. People who see it, pursue it, and help others see and pursue it—they are leaders.
— John Maxwell
adding value to them.
— John Maxwell
if you have to convince them to see the vision, you will have to convince them to take action.
— John Maxwell
I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." If you want to lead on the highest level, be willing to serve on the lowest.
— John Maxwell
Ambassador and poet Henry Van Dyke observed, "There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
— John Maxwell