John C. Maxwell Art Quotations

Change means traveling in uncharted waters and this causes our securities to rise.

There are no half-hearted champions.

You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head.

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.

The position does not make you a leader. The title, the promotion, the fancy corner office do not make you a leader. No, it is relationships with people that are the foundation, the very heart of leadership. Have you ever worked for someone you didn't like? It's difficult, isn't it? On the other hand, the leader you will follow anywhere and everywhere is one you know cares about you, and values you. This person has your best interests at heart. It is the leader who comes alongside to help you improve and grow.

Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.

The last decision I made was my health when I had a heart attack when I was 51.

Teams make you better than you are, multiply your value, enable you to do what you do best, allow you to help others do their best, give you more time, provide you with companionship, help you fulfill the desires of your heart and compound your vision and effort.

There’s a difference between listening passively and listening aggressively. To listen with your heart, you have to listen actively.

People do not give from the top of their purses but from the bottom of their hearts. If you desire to become a more generous person do not change your income. Change your heart.

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

You win people's hearts by helping them grow personally.

Lasting motivation proceeds forth from the heart. People can be temporarily motivated by other people and things around them. Permanent, enduring motivation, however, can only come from within.

Smart leaders believe only half of what they hear. Discerning leaders know which have to believe.

A visionary company is like a great work of art. Think of Michelangelo's scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or his statue of David. Think of a great and enduring novel like Huckleberry Finn or Crime and Punishment. Think of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony or Shakespeare's Henry V. Think of a beautifully designed building, like the masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. You can't point to any one single item that makes the whole thing work; it's the entire work-all the pieces working together to create an overall effect-that leads to enduring greatness.

One of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a party because it gives the party a mouthpiece and an advocate at the highest level.

Nobody ever got ready by waiting. You only get ready by starting.

People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success. The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

Although it's admirable to be ambitious and hard-working, it's more desirable to be smart-working.

You can't be a smart cookie if you have a crummy attitude.

If you desire to become a more generous person, don't wait for your income to change. Change your heart.

To measure a leader, put a tape around his heart, not his head.