The most talented do not always end up as celebrit... -John C. Maxwell

The most talented do not always end up as celebrities, and those with less talent often do. Upsets are written into our history and occur around us every day.

John C. Maxwell Quotes to Explore

In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand....

Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, y...

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-s...

Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare ...

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best....

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority th...

The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people....

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's...

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one....

The most talented do not always end up as celebrities, and those with less talent often do. Upsets are written into our history and occur around us ev...

History Quotes to Explore

We have plenty of examples from twentieth-century history where, out of fear of liberalism or Communism, religious conservatives made alliances with s...

I did 'Call of Duty Modern Warfare' as Gaz, then I did Ghost in 'Modern Warfare 2,' which has become one of the most iconic figures in the history of ...

There is a big push that we all are engaged in, in wanting to have the newest in innovation - and I think that's all really great. But I also feel tha...

I believe this generation should know their history and they should know that the struggle's not over yet....

Throughout history, cities have been associated with incredible bursts of creative energy - the Renaissance in Florence, or modernism in Paris. London...

I sort of mind living in a time when most of the literature is terribly personal. I suppose it's because I grew up on a love of history, philosophy, s...

There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia's history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were ...

When I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State after Grinnell, I joined the moribund remnants of the Actor's Workshop, unti...

In the entire history of the human species, every tool we've invented has been to expand muscle power. All except one. The integrated circuit, the com...

Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that never happe...