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My leadership began to take flight when I allowed myself to press people to change-whether they thanked me or cursed me.

John C. Maxwell

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John C. Maxwell
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 20
Author
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Garden City
Michigan
John Maxwell
John Calvin Maxwell
Began
Leadership
Whether
Thanked
Change
Cursed
Take
Flight
People
Presses
Press
Allowed

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