John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor
Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn
“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves.”
— James Allen, book As a Man Thinketh
Source: As a Man Thinketh
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