Great Leadership Quotes

“There must be no discrepancy between what we say and what we do, between our walk and our talk.”

“It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.”

“Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.”

“I believe it is the mark of a great leader to question the decisions that came before him.”

“I always believe it's better to have 30 imaginations working on a project, rather than one imagination telling the other 29 what to do.”

“Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.”

“If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.”

“Every action or perceived inaction shapes credibility.”

“Alone we can do so little together we can do so much.”

“If we fail to do something, the people following us will have nothing to build upon”

“In the matters of your life don't take orders, take decisions.”

“The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job, and do it.”

“Leaders inspire the people around them to become better.”

“Hard work is what you do to make ends meet, easy work is getting others to do the hard work for you.”

“An Asetian never tries to talk louder than the crowd surrounding him. An Asetian becomes that crowd.”

“Power is responsibility. Don't take advantage. Respect.”

“You become a leader when you believe in what you can do. The eagle believes it can soar”

“We can change the world if we restore humanity to businesses.”

“Leadership amongst the crowd is often the one who has the least to gain and the most to offer......-bns”

“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

“There has to be absolute trust between the tiger and its master, but its master must be the master - there must be no mistake about that.”

“The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.”

“War made the state, and the state made war”

“Being President is like being the groundskeeper in a cemetery: there are a lot of people under you, but none of them are listening.”

“If you just set out to be liked you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time and you would achieve nothing.”

“Content is King. Promotion is Queen”

“Heroes don’t have the need to be known as heroes, they just do what heroes do because it is right and it must be done.”

“I will not change just to court popularity.”

“Every great soul had a great mentor.”

“Success = Wisdom + Courage + Discipline. KNOW what to do, be BRAVE enough to do it, and LEAD YOURSELF to doing it again and again.”

“Every leader has the courage to make decisions. No decision is usually the worst decision.”

“Action comes from keeping the heat on. No politician can sit on a hot issue if you make it hot enough.”

“To achieve any group goal, individuals must work to improve themselves as a means to improve the group.”

“I swear to you, sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.”

“All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.”

“Success comes from people (leaders) who are motivated by the change, not who need to be motivated by the change.”

“Everybody knows how others should do their jobs - but they don't know how to do theirs.”

“The wisest men follow their own direction.”

“The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country.”

“You should always make an impact in the area of your calling”

“For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.”

“Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success.”

“Real leadership is not seeking the applause from followers; real leadership is applauding the followers who become leaders.”

“If somebody tells you a rule, break it. That's the only way to move things forward.”

“To make a decision, all you need is authority. To make a good decision, you also need knowledge, experience, and insight.”

“If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.”

“Champions behave like champions before they are champions. They lead by example when no one is watching.”

“Leadership is getting someone to do what they do not want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.”

“In these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe.”

“If you're good to your staff when things are going well they'll rally when times go bad.”

“When placed in command, take charge.”

“We must stand together if we don't there will be no victory for any one of us.”

“Respect for people is the cornerstone of communication and networking.”

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

“Pick a side or create new one ! Otherwise be a coward or traitor.”

“It only takes one voice to give others the chance to see possibilities.”

“If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.”

“I have nothing to offer but blood toil tears and sweat.”

Winston Churchill

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“Inhumanity is the keynote of stupidity in power.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Steve Jobs

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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”