L. E. Maxwell Quotes

Growth today is an investment for tomorrow.

Leaders who practice the Law of Victory believe that anything less than success is unacceptable. And they have no Plan B.

The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream.

Success is not what you leave to but what you leave behind

A minute of thought is greater than an hour of talk.

Before you can do anything else in the lives of others, you must show them love.

The truth is that you can spend your life any way you want, but you can spend it only once.

You can't light another's path without casting light on your own.

God will give to you what He knows will flow through you.

As long as a person doesn't know what he doesn't know, he doesn't grow

The real leader holds the power, not just the position.

A dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it.

If something can be done 80% as well by someone else, delegate!

True Leadership always begins with the inner person.

Leadership, like responsibility, is a voluntary act.

TALENT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT PERSEVERANCE GUARANTEES IT.

Vision without passion is a picture without possibilities.

Presence is a result of confidence. Presence... when we see it we feel it.

If you treat every person you meet as if he or she were the most important person in the world, you'll communicate that he or she is somebody - to you.

If you want to be a sharp thinker, be around sharp people.

The person with a plan, a picture, will go after thoughts that add value to their thinking.

No matter what you are currently able to do, creativity can make you capable of more.

A strategy that doesn't take into account resources is doomed to failure.

The value you receive from reflective thinking will depend on the kinds of questions you ask yourself.

Little did I realize that my desire to add value to others would be the thing that added value to me!

The goal of the pastor is not to get people to show up but to get people to grow up.

Adversity is prosperity to those who possess a great attitude.

Usually the person who rises within an organization has a good attitude. The promotions did not give that individual an outstanding attitude, but an outstanding attitude resulted in promotions.

Attitude isn’t everything, but it is one thing that can make a difference in your life.

A nightmare is a big dream....with a bad team.

Your emotions are making it difficult for you to accept hard decisions.

We are to get wisdom and understanding, yet we are not to lean on it apart from the Lord.

The most successful people in life are the ones who settle their critical issues early and manage them daily.

A person's level of income and their desire to give have nothing to do with one another.

If you want to make a positive impact, no matter how far-reaching, start at home. Treat your family members like treasures.

Some of my best thinking is done by others.

If you are not moving forward, the world is passing you by.

Remember, it’s the finish, not the start, that counts the most in life.

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

Working on a weakness within a strength zone will always produce positive results. Working on a weakness outside of the strength zone will not.

The more that people know how they fit on a team, the more they will desire to properly make the most of their fit and maximize their contribution.

Failure is simply a price we pay to achieve success

The sheer act of listening speaks volumes that even a great speech can't communicate.

Attitude ... is the prophet of your future.

The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So do optimists.

Leadership is the willingness to put oneself at risk.

Leadership is evoking in others the capacity to dream.

If you want to lead you must learn. If you want to continue to lead you must continue to learn.

If everyone doesn't pay the price to win, then everyone will pay the price of losing.

Great communicators leave their audiences with great clarity.