John C. Maxwell Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Character, Choices

  John C. Maxwell (2007). “Leadership Promises for Your Week”, p.56, Thomas Nelson Inc

• It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Leadership, Character

• You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Integrity, Character

  FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Feb 11, 2016

• Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Character, People

• Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Rise Above, Limitation

• Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Character, Foundation

  John C. Maxwell (2012). “The Law of Solid Ground: Lesson 6 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”, p.9, Thomas Nelson Inc

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

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Ifs

  John C. Maxwell (2010). “The Right to Lead: Learning Leadership Through Character and Courage”, p.46, Thomas Nelson Inc

• A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Leadership, Character

  John C. Maxwell (2013). “Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships”, p.53, David C Cook

• People of poor character tend to blame their choices on circumstances. Ethical people make good choices regardless of circumstances. If they make enough good choices, they begin to create better conditions for themselves.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, People, Choices

• There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Leader, Quality

  John C. Maxwell “Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know”, Thomas Nelson Inc

• Good character improves every aspect of a person’s life.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Good Character, Aspect

  John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You”, p.109, Thomas Nelson Inc

• Talent is a gift, but our character is a choice. Talent is natural ability, our gift from God, but we have the power to determine our character. That power rests on a foundation consisting of the choices we make in life. And those choices almost always dictate the amount of trust others have in us, and to what level of leadership we rise.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Choices, Foundation

• Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Character, Organization

• Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Talent, Outstanding

  John C. Maxwell (2001). “Developing the Leader Within You Workbook”, p.219, Thomas Nelson Inc

• People today are desperate for leaders, but they want to be influenced only by individuals they can trust, persons of good character.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, People, Leader

  John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (2013). “How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World”, p.19, Thomas Nelson Inc

• Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character) I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there are those who suffer; I would be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend of all--- the foe, the friendless; I would be giving, and forget the gift; I would be humble, for I know my weakness; I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.

  John C. Maxwell

  Strong, Humble, Character

  John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.120, Thomas Nelson Inc

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

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Feelings, Action

  John C. Maxwell (2011). “Beyond Talent: Become Someone Who Gets Extraordinary Results”, p.200, Thomas Nelson Inc

• You never display your character more clearly than when you speak about the character of others.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Speak, Display

  John C. Maxwell (2005). “The Choice is Yours: Today's Decisions for the Rest of Your Life”, Thomas Nelson Inc

• Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Adversity, Two

  John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

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