Quotes about Legacy
No one can understand that mysterious thing we call influence . . . yet . . . everyone of us continually exerts influence, either to heal, to bless, to leave marks of beauty; or to wound, to hurt, to poison, to stain other lives.
— John Maxwell
The only thing that walks back from the tomb with the mourners and refuses to be buried is the character of a man. This is true. What a man is survives him. It can never be buried. -J. R. MILLER
— John Maxwell
There comes a special moment in everyone's life, a moment for which that person was born.… When he seizes it… it is his finest hour.
— John Maxwell
This is true. What a man is survives him. It can
— John Maxwell
Speak up TODAY and say something positive. Even a tombstone will say something good about people when they are dead.
— John Maxwell
Success without a successor is ultimately failure.
— John Maxwell
Don't settle for being merely a teller of stories about significance. Decide to be the story of significance. Become the central character in your story of making a difference!
— John Maxwell
There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who left well enough alone.
— John Maxwell
A leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others. Success without a successor is failure. A worker's main responsibility is developing others to do the work.
— John Maxwell
An infant is born with a clenched fist; a man dies with an open hand. Life has a way of prying free the things we think are so important.
— John Maxwell
HOW ARE YOU FILLING UP THE PAGES OF YOUR LIFE?
— John Maxwell
Put your money to work. If you know someone with the vision to do something really great—something that will positively impact the lives of others—provide resources for him to accomplish it. Put your money to work for something that will outlive you.
— John Maxwell