John C. Maxwell Quotes

Political courage is not political suicide.

What the American people want to see in their president is somebody who not necessarily can win every fight, but they want to see him stand up and fight for what he believes, take his case to the American people.

A leader with no doubts leads badly.

It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

I stand up for the things I believe in.

The fact is that I made a stand a number of times in my career, and I did it because I knew I was right.

I always stand up for what I believe and what I want to.

I stand by what I believe in, I'm not afraid to speak up for what I think is right.

I'm not afraid of making big and sometimes unpopular calls if they're the right thing to do.

The time is here for you to stand up for what you know is right. You must judge right from wrong. No longer can you be complacent or go with the flow or wonder what to do. You must decide now which path you will follow and which answer you will give. Decide well in advance, before the pressure is on, what you stand for.

Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.

The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory.

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated.

The greatest presidents have been those who demonstrated astute judgment in times of crisis - often despite the advice they were getting.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people.

There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.

Stand up for what you know is right.

It is easy enough to hold an opinion, but rather more testing to act on it.

The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.

Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you're working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective.

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

A man of conviction is often more to be desired than a man of experience.