John C. Maxwell Quotes

The influence of the leaders is due in very small measure to the arguments they employ, but in a large degree to their prestige. The best proof of this is that, should they by any circumstance lose their prestige, their influence disappears.

The authority you establish must emerge naturally from your character, from the particular strengths you possess.

By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great and who as a result earns the power to influence others.

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

We convince by our presence.

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol, which both of us connect with the common sentiment or idea; and thus by communicating an impulse he can move the will.

Leadership is of the spirit, compounded of personality and vision

It is very difficult to capture over the centuries, the charisma of an individual.

The great leader attracts to himself men of kindred character, drawing them towards him as the loadstone draws iron.

People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.

The great apologist has to have lived large and wild. If he's going to kiss the world's boo-boos and make up, he'd better plant some bruises first. A master apologizer has to be a Lord Byron, a Rick in Casablanca, a Lee Atwater, anyway.

David Cameron has a lot of credibility and influence.

A lot of people think being at the top means you have to be the best at a certain game. You don't. It's more about personality.

Conte is a good friend and is very charismatic.

It all starts off on the field. In any sport, that's how you catch people's attention. From there, you kinda show your fans, your following, what kind of person you are and your personality. I let the field work do its work.

People trust my voice. And my expertise, honestly, is not political science. It's emotion and expression and sort of presence, you know?

When I talk, people listen.