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Your life expands in proportion to your courage. Fear limits a leader.

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
Fear
Life
Expands
Proportion
Limits
Courage
Leader

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