L. E. Maxwell Quotes

Good manners - the longer I live the more convinced I am of it - are a priceless insurance against failure and loneliness. And anyone can have them.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed than to be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.

For imagination sets the goal picture which our automatic mechanism works on. We act, or fail to act, not because of will, as is so commonly believed, but because of imagination.

He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk.

The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

Every person has seeds of greatness within, even though they may currently be dormant.

You must not mistake passing local cloud cover, for general darkness.

Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence.

Don't wait until you feel positive to move forward. Act your way into feeling good.

The true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out.

A person sometimes can't make a decision unless they know what decision to make.

Men and Women of Christ magnify their callings without magnifying themselves.

The more quickly we loosen our grip on the things of the world the more firmly we can take hold of the things of eternity.

Self-esteem is as necessary to the spirit as food is to the body.

Our attitude is the primary force that will determine whether we succeed or fail.

Happiness is native to the human mind and its physical machine. We think better, perform better, feel better, and are healthier when we are happy.

Nothing separates successful people from unsuccessful people more than how they use their time!

In a word, most bad attitudes are the result of selfishness.

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.

life is a tragic mystery. We are pierced and driven by laws we only half understand, we find that the lesson we learn again and again is that of accepting heroic helplessness.

Effective leaders sacrifice much that is good in order to dedicate themselves to what is best

Question for God every morning: What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?

Of the whole public not a handful can understand the artist's point of view or the writer's conscience.

One of the major keys to success is to keep moving forward on the journey, making the best of the detours and interruptions, turning adversity into advantage.

If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.

Good attitudes among players do not guarantee a team's success, but bad attitudes guarantee it's failure.

Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.

Wanting to win isn't enough. You have to go through a process to improve. That takes patience, perseverance, and intentionality.

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

Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them.

Leadership is developed daily, not in a day.

Realizing that our actions, feelings and behaviour are the result of our own images and beliefs gives us the level that psychology has always needed for changing personality.

The 2nd law of thermodynamics has the same degree of truth as the statement that if you throw a tumblerful of water into the sea, you cannot get the same tumblerful of water out again.

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

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

I do not think you should read about writing while you are writing.

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

Good ideas have expiration dates. You need to act before they become dated, irrelevant or otherwise spoiled.

Your most important sale in life is to sell yourself to yourself.

We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are.

Intolerance of mediocrity has been the main prop of my independence.

Adopt the motto: It doesn't matter who's right, but what's right.

the wealthy ... live in marble mausoleums surrounded by the suspicions and neuroses that have replaced the medieval moats which once isolated so-called aristocrats from reality.

When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust!

Dreams don't work unless you do

We cannot improve the world if we are conformed to the world.

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.

The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm.

I am naturally taciturn, and became a silent and attentive listener.