Leadership Quotes

Adopt and change before any major trends or changes.

It is one thing to rouse the passion of a people, and quite another to lead them.

Have an attitude of positive expectation.

The person who sees the difficulties so clearly that he does not discern the possibilities cannot inspire a vision in others.

People will follow you when you build the character to follow through.

The power to lead is the power to mislead, and the power to mislead is the power to destroy.

I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential.

Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions.

I used to say, "Go boldly in among the English," and then I used to go boldly in myself.

God blesses us more so that we can be more of a blessing to others.

You can't receive forgiveness unless you let God deal with your deceit.

There are no office hours for leaders.

Your true value is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.

I don't mind the high price of stardom. I just don't like the high price of mediocrity.

Critics only speak up when they see someone shining. Average work doesn't threaten them.

Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.

I think America has more than enough maturity and intelligence to start exercising its world leadership responsibly.

If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?

Great leadership is not the visit of an unexpected fate but rather a flame which is kept burning in spite of the winds of risk and opposition.

The learning person looks forward to failure or mistakes. The worst problem in leadership is basically early success.

I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.

I've always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.

High performing organizations have cultures of creativity and risk. They encourage workers to innovate and play.

Leadership is about moving people from where they are to where you hope they'll go.

If the experience of leadership is like being at the edge of an unfamiliar chasm, the act of leadership is building a bridge across that chasm.

Leadership is a group project, and all of us are necessary to fill it. Wise leaders will realize this and encourage their groups to develop their own evolving leadership potential.

Leadership of a world-economy is an experience of power which may blind the victor to the march of history.

Dining is the privilege of civilization. . . . The nation which knows how to dine has learnt the leading lesson of progress.

Act so as to encourage the best in others, and by so doing you will develop the best in yourself.

In your life you only get to do so many things and right now we've chosen to do this, so let's make it great.

Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence.

In baseball you hit your home run over the right-field fence, the left-field fence, the center-field fence. Nobody cares. In golf everything has got to be right over second base.

The chief occupational hazard of leadership is pride.

To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.

If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.

Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow.

Longevity is having a chronic disease - and taking care of it.

A good leader is always looking for people smarter and more experienced than they are. If you are the smartest one in the room, then you are stupid.

No philosophy, my son; it is of no use to an emperor.

The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.

Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, "like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic".

Leadership is knowing what you want and making it happen.

The Band-Aid solution is actually the best kind of solution because it involves solving a problem with the minimum amount of effort and time and cost.

If you wish to succeed in managing and controlling others - learn to manage and control yourself.

We must make no secret of the fact that we are a revolutionary party , prepared to give leadership on the streets as well as in the elected chambers & that we are out for a revolutionary state

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.

I think you can measure how pathetic your life is by how much joy you get from learning about other people's faults and troubles.

I don't like people who are in politics for themselves and not for others. You want that, you can go into show business.