Top Ten Leadership Quotes from John Maxwell's "The 360 Degree Leader"

"The bottom line is this: 

Leadership is a choice you make, 
not a place you sit. 

Anyone can choose to become a leader 
wherever he is. 

You can make a difference 
no matter where you are."

 - John Maxwell

"Good leaders rarely think in 
terms of boundaries; 

instead, they think in 
terms of opportunities." 

- John Maxwell

"True heroism is remarkably sober, 
very undramatic. 

It is not the urge to surpass all 
others at whatever cost, 

but the urge to serve others 
at whatever the cost." 

- Arthur Ashe

"Some of us will do our jobs well, 
and some will not. 

But we will all be judged by 
only one thing - the result." 

- Vince Lombardi 

"I will go anywhere provided it's forward." 

- David Livingstone

"I love the man that can smile in trouble, 

that can gather strength from distress, 

and grow brave by reflection. 

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, 

but he whose heart is firm, 

and whose conscience approves his conduct, 

will pursue his principles unto death." 

- Thomas Paine

"Until you value yourself, 
you won't value your time. 

Until you value your time, 

you won't do anything with it." 

- M. Scott Peck

"Leaders can give up many things. 

They can delegate many things. 

The one thing that the top leader 
can never let go of 

is final responsibility." 

- John Maxwell

"You learn resiliency and tenacity during 

tough assignments, not easy ones. 

When tough choices have to be made 

and results are difficult to achieve, 
leaders are forged." 

- John Maxwell

"The secret of success in life 

is for a man to be ready 
for his time when it comes." 

- Benjamin Disraeli