John C. Maxwell Quotes

Nothing would mean anything if I didn't live a life of use to others.

It is better to lose your life than to waste it.

A man can look upon his life and accept it as good or evil; it is far, far harder for him to confess that it has been unimportant in the sum of things.

~The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them ~

Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!

The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation.

Is there any real purpose in being alive if all we are going to do is get up every day and live only for ourselves? Live your life to help others. Give & live selflessly.

For the first time in my life I actually feel sorry for Carol. I'm only seventeen years old, and I already know something she doesn't know: I know that life isn't life if you just float through it. I know that the whole point- the only point- is to find things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go.

The meaning of my life is to help others find meaning in theirs.

I have a calling in my soul, if you like, to try to make my life in some way worthwhile. What is the value of my existence?

I think people get satisfaction from living for a cause that's greater than themselves. They want to leave an imprint. By writing books, I'm trying to do that in a modest way.

It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.

Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.

I want to be remembered for doing something bigger than myself and making a positive impact on the world. I want to make my life worth something and to die a legend and to make my family proud.

Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths.

The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live. And most people are concerned about growing old rather than being effective.

Calling is a 'yes' to God that carries a 'no' to the chaos of modern demands. Calling is the key to tracing the story line of our lives and unriddling the meaning of our existence in a chaotic world.

Perhaps when we face our maker, we will not be asked, 'How many positions did you hold,' but rather, 'How many people did you help?

Maybe getting more isn't the answer to life. Maybe it's giving.

Paradoxically, life is worth living for those who have something for which they will gladly give up life.

If you aren't serving, you're just existing, because life is meant for ministry.

The dream of man's heart ... is that life may complete in significant pattern.

True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.

It matters not how long we live but how.

An easy life is rarely meaningful and a meaningful life rarely easy.