Leader Quotes - Page 5

If I have any merit, it is getting along with individuals, according to their ways and characteristics. At times it involves suppressing yourself. It is painful, but necessary. To be a leader you have got to lead human beings with affection.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Brevity is the soul of command. Too much talking suggests desperation on the part of the leader. Speak shortly, decisively and to the point–and couch your desires in such natural logic that no one can raise objections. Then move on.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.

The servant-leader is servant first... It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first.

Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

If only we can give them faith that mountains can be moved, they will accept the illusion that mountains are moveable, and thus an illusion may become reality.

Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself.

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

If you can raise the level of effort and performance in those around you, you are officially a leader.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

The best leaders are clear. They continually light the way, and in the process, let each person know that what they do makes a difference. The best test as a leader is: Do those served grow as persons; do they become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become leaders?

Don't list to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.

We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save civilization. Women are persons.

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.