Motivational Quotes

Leadership

Most of the ladies and gentlemen who mourn the passing of the nation's leaders wouldn't know a leader if they saw one. If they had the bad luck to come across a leader, they would find out that he might demand something from them, and this impertinence would put an abrupt and indignant end to their wish for his return.

- Lapham, Lewis H.

Best Quotes about Leadership

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

Lauren, Ralph

Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs.

Will, George F.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Hesburgh, Theodore M.

Leadership is not a position. You are not a leader because you have the title of manager. Leadership is something that we earn from followers on a day to day basis.

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In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. I have always been encouraged -- or sometimes forced -- to confront the very natural fear of being wrong. I was constantly pushed to find out what I really thought and then to speak up. Over time, I came to see that waiting to discover which way the wind was blowing is an excellent way to learn how to be a follower.

Enrico, Roger

When we think we lead we are most led.

Byron, Lord

Do what is right, not what you think the high headquarters wants or what you think will make you look good.

Schwarzkopf, Norman

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.

Maurois, Andre

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.

Diderot, Denis

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We are reformers in the spring and summer, but in autumn we stand by the old. Reformers in the morning, and conservers at night.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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The wise man who is not heeded is counted a fool, and the fool who proclaims the general folly first and loudest passes for a prophet and F?hrer, and sometimes it is luckily the other way round as well, or else mankind would long since have perished of stupidity.

Jung, Carl

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'Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep.

Cervantes, Miguel De

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Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

Augustine, St.

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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.

Walters, J. Donald

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Popularity is not leadership.

Marcinko, Richard

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Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.

Packard, Vance

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The measure of a great leader, is their success in bringing everyone around to their opinion twenty years later.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate towards some goal which they come to find desirable and which motivates them over the long haul.

Tead, Orway

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Education is the mother of leadership.

Willkie, Wendell L.

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Keep cool and you will command everyone.

Justinian

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That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.

Melbourne, Lord

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A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

Meir, Golda

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Leaders don't inflict pain -- they share pain.

Depree, Max

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Leadership is action, not position.

Mcgannon, Donald H.

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The first thing a great person does, is make us realize the insignificance of circumstance.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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The lead dog gets the best view. The rest of the dogs view is butt ugly. Of course, the lead dog is also the first to fall into the ravine.

Saunders, Richard

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A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel in his heart.

Townsend, Robert

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The highest of distinctions is service to others.

King George VI

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Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

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An army of deer would be more formidable commanded by a lion, than an army of lions commanded by a stag.

Proverb

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Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

Patton, George S.

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To lead people walk behind them.

Lao-Tzu

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All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.

Peters, Thomas J.

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Self-regulation will always be a challenge, but if somebody's going to be in charge, it might as well be me.

Daniel Akst

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We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Patton, George S.

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Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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The real leader has no need to lead -- he is content to point the way.

Miller, Henry

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Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.

Naisbitt, John

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A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

Glasgow, Arnold H.

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I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.

Talleyrand, Charles Maurice De

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The world cannot be governed without juggling.

Selden, John

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The successful man doesn't use others, other people use the successful man, for above all the success is of service.

Caine, Mark

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I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

Lao-Tzu

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The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. They are frank in admitting this and are willing to pay for such talents.

Parrish, Amos

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The well being of the people is the supreme law.

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Leadership has to do with direction. Management has to do with the speed, coordination and logistics in going in that direction. The WORKERS are chopping their way through the jungle. The MANAGERS are coordinating, making sure the tools are sharp, etc. The LEADERS climb a tree and shout Wrong jungle!! The MANAGERS shout back Be quiet! We're making progress!

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If you have fear of those that command you, spare those that obey you.

Azai, Rabbi Ben

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Perhaps in His wisdom the Almighty is trying to show us that a leader may chart the way, may point out the road to lasting peace, but that many leaders and many peoples must do the building.

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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Outstanding leaders appeal to the hearts of their followers -- not their minds.

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It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head.

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon