John Quotes

Great marketing cannot sell a pedestrian product very well.

It's not a question of getting the opportunities, it's a question of noticing that opportunities are there.

Ethnic and religious conflict remain the most intractable and dangerous problems in the world today.

God is a presence that I can never define but I could never deny.

What kind of god is it that some human brain can shatter the illusions that have been built up around such a deity? God's a mystery. I'll never be able to tell you what God is.

If you're gonna wait for the universe to start making sense, you have a long wait ahead of you.

Do one thing everyday that scares you... Taking risks takes practice.

I'm incredibly proud of 'Life On Mars' and 'Doctor Who.' They're just a blast to do.

Habits, good or bad, can always be traced back to your own thinking.

What you do today determines who you will be tomorrow.

As a young man, you get to a point in your life where you feel like you have grown up and have to make decisions and not having that father figure in your life to guide you to making those decisions.

The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing what they sense.

Passion creates energy and magnetically pulls co-workers and customers into a shared vision, and it is exceptionally strong when linked with a leader's values.

To be a leader you must be able to create positive change.

The dream is free...but the journey will cost you something.

Dependable teams members possess the desire to do the things they are capable of doing.

When the dream is right for the person and the person is right for the dream, the two cannot be separated from each other.

If your vision doesn't cost you something, it's a daydream.

If you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your title to convince people to follow you. Build relationships. Win people over. Do that and you will never be a lonely leader.

For leaders to be effective, they need to connect with people.

The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.

Nurturing has the ability to transform people's lives.

When you nurture people and add value to them without expecting anything in return, they feel significant.

Leaders provide for their people what the people cannot provide for themselves.

The real test of leadership isn't where you start out. It's where you end up.

When a leader reaches out in passion, he is usually met with an answering passion.

Adversity is an opportunity for self-discovery.

The more intentional you are about your leadership growth, the greater your potential for becoming the leader you're capable of being. Never stop learning.

Negative expectations are a quick route to dead-end thinking.

The unexamined leader is not worth following.

If I expect great things from my people, they'll go to great lengths to keep from disappointing me.

Positivity is an inside job that makes the outside look a lot better.

There is a world of difference between a person who has a big problem and a person who makes a problem big.

The only way a church is going to be relevant is to get out of its comfort zone and connect with unchurched people.

The key word in the church community is relationships, you know brother and sister in Christ.

People do not give from the top of their purses but from the bottom of their hearts. If you desire to become a more generous person do not change your income. Change your heart.

Hope sings when all melodies are gone.

Integrity is the human quality most necessary to business success.

Manipulation is moving together for my advantage. Motivation is moving together for mutual advantage.

The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.

If you want to become a better listener, however you need to learn to direct that energy and attention positively by concentrating on the person you're with.

Changing your attitude from self-centerdness to understanding requires desire and commitment to always try to see things from the other persons point of view.

While a good leader sustains momentum, a great leader increases it.

To be successful, you can't just run on the fast track; run on your track.

If you take control of your behavior, your emotions will fall into place.

We tend to think of great thinkers and innovators as soloists, but the truth is that the greatest innovative thinking doesn't occur in a vacuum.

We don't mature momentarily, but over the long-term.

Leadership is the power of one harnessing the power of many.

Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough.

It was in the mid-70's, '74 or '75 I started doing leadership conferences for pastors and in '79 I wrote my first book "Think On These Things".