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If the hand of God had come down from heaven and smacked him dead, James could not have been more surprised.
He waited, certain he had misunderstood.


Cathy Maxwell

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JOHN MAXWELL Once our minds are 'tattooed' with negative thinking, our chances for long-term success diminish
JOHN MAXWELL A great life starts within
MALKA MAXWELL And the days dwindle down To a precious few, September, November - And these few precious days I'd s...
MAXWELL ANDERSON The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greate...
MAXWELL MALTZ The copious rainfall last season was then followed by a drought for six months. That rainfall brough...
CHUCK MAXWELL It will be a very peaceful informational picket. It's not a work stoppage by any means.
CLAY MAXWELL People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.
JOHN MAXWELL We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice.
JOHN MAXWELL As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behaviour. Begin to act the pa...
JOHN MAXWELL The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
JOHN MAXWELL Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.
JOHN MAXWELL Leadership is more ? if not much more ? influence, rather than position.
JOHN MAXWELL Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment
MAXWELL MALTZ It was lovely when you found students who responded to things you were enthusiastic about.
WILLIAM MAXWELL If two stand shoulder to shoulder against the gods, Happy together, the gods themselves are helpless...
MAXWELL ANDERSON What is opportunity, and when does it knock? It never knocks. You can wait a whole lifetime, listeni...
MAXWELL MALTZ Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, ...
MAXWELL MALTZ Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
JOHN MAXWELL Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
JOHN MAXWELL My interest in literature hasn't decreased. It just gets more passionate, actually.
WILLIAM MAXWELL When in situations of stress, we wonder if there is any more in us to give, we can be comforted to k...
NEAL MAXWELL Your Queen I cannot be. Your mistress I will not be.
MAXWELL ANDERSON You make mistakes, mistakes don't make you
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