Leader Quotes - Page 13

Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible.

It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest.

We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.

A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.

My great concern for you in life is not that you will fail, but that you will succeed in doing the wrong things.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

True leaders are born when you find something to die for

Calm assertive energy is the energy you project to show your dog you are the Pack Leader. Assertive does not mean angry or aggressive. Calm-assertive means always compassionate, but quietly in control.

You fail all the time, but you aren't a failure until you start blaming someone else.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

We as Aboriginal people still have to fight to prove that we are straight out plain human beings, the same as everyone else. You know, I grew up, born on a government blanket under a palm tree. I lived under lantana bushes, I've seen more dinner times than I've seen dinners, I've known discrimination, I've known prejudice, I've known all of those things... but some of that is still with us... and it's got to be changed.

There is no state with a democracy except Libya on the whole planet.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

The important word there is inspire. The key difference between managers and leaders is that managers tell people what to do, while leaders inspire them to do it. Inspiration comes from three things: clarity of one's vision, courage of their conviction and the ability to effectively communicate both of those things.

One wants permissive individuals who do not have a compelling need to reassure themselves that they are leaders.

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences

The people are drugged with religion; and that's why the elites - who understand that it is just a ritual, and understand the truth of it but won't teach the truth of it to awaken the masses of the people: so, the leaders live in luxury at the expense of the weak, at the expense of the poor.

I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete having a go. It isn't until they see the full Cathy Freeman picture that they realise how proud I am of my ancestry and heritage. I'd like a little more tolerance and acceptance of my culture and all the differing cultures that make up Australia.

A leader is best when people barely know that he exists.