John C. Maxwell Quotes

The human spirit and what it can go through... that's pretty inspiring.

My story, or my life or my legacy can hopefully show [fans] that once you’re down, that doesn’t mean you’re down forever. You never let up.

When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They're sent to promote, increase and strengthen you.

I thank every bully I ever had because that's the only reason I'm here. I learned how to not be affected by it and triumph over it, and that made me - again, if I had any success whatsoever, it's because these people made fun of me.

When you experience lows like I have it just makes you hungry to go and succeed even more, and make sure days like that don't happen as much as they have done.

It made me a stronger person, and more determined. I don't know if I'd still be as strong if I didn't have all that hate. I needed hate to make me more determined.

I turned sadness into an anthem for not letting anything or anyone slow you down.

You find strength in your moments of weakness.

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

The point of life is not who falls down. The point is who gets up and how you do it.

For anyone worn down, The Impossible Will Take a Little While is a bracing double cappuccino.

... for every disability you have, you are blessed with more than enough abilities to overcome your challenges.

I don’t feel that this is unfair. That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people. I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

Throughout the journey of my life, I have maintained a strong faith in the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity. I deeply believe in one's own positive will to overcome even the most daunting challenges.

I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.

Every obstacle is a stepping stone. My good cannot be stopped.

It's remarkable she [Venus Williams] plays at all, given her Sjögren's syndrome [an autoimmune disorder that can cause joint pain]. She's back, winning tournaments. She didn't allow society to tell her, "You have this disease; you can't do that anymore." I look at her, like, "She's not playing at 100 percent. You are. You don't have excuses." Knowing what she went through helped me try to be a more positive person.

I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. There is only one way to go in life and that is forward.

No matter where we live on the planet or how difficult our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances.

If our expectations, if our fondest prayers and dreams, are not realized then we should all bear in mind that the greatest glory of living lies not in never falling but in rising every time you fall.

When you put your feet on the floor every morning, Hell should shake!

Beautiful revelations of power are often written by the guy who got kicked around and didn’t have any power.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

If you are going through a time of discouragement, there is a time or great personal growth ahead.