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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
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Garden City
Michigan
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John Calvin Maxwell
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