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The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.
John C. Maxwell
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John C. Maxwell
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 20
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Garden City
Michigan
John Maxwell
John Calvin Maxwell
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Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.
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