Leader Quotes - Page 61

Leadership is about having principles. A leader must have a vision and principles that will endure for all time and must always be true to these principles, applying them to changing circumstances

Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move.

The creation message has matured over the past three decades, as the discernment and understanding of creationist leaders has matured. More and more, the emphasis is on the foundational issue: compromise of Genesis ultimately undermines the gospel itself.

The art of leadership is a serious matter. One must not lag behind a movement, because to do so is to become isolated from the masses. But one must not rush ahead, for to rush ahead is to lose contact with the masses. He who wished to lead a movement must conduct a fight on two fronts--against those who lag behind and those who rush ahead.

You don't have to be rich to be generous. You have to be generous to be generous.

We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

If you want to be positive, upbeat, and passionate, you need to take responsibility for being that way.

We have built a very good company, and we're proud of it. We also recognize that much of it has been built on the shoulders of the thousands of employees and leaders who have worked here before us.

To elevate the goals of humankind, to achieve high moral purpose, to realize major intended change, leaders must thrust themselves into the most intractable processes and structures of history and ultimately master them.

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

When you were made a leader you weren't given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.

I wish I could say I didn't owe anything to anyone. But the truth is, I wouldn't be standing here if it wasn't for the courage and support of each and every one of you. I hope I can be as good a leader as we've had in the past and as good as you deserve.

If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.

Employees who are controlled cannot respond caringly, you need superior knowledge and real leadership, not management. Because of this we specifically developed a selection process for leaders; we don't hire managers.

When leaders lead in ways that people's brains can follow, good results follow as well.

If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset.

Not every reader is a leader, but every leader must be a reader.

Community leadership is the courage, creativity and capacity to inspire participation, development and sustainability for strong communities.

The ability to choose cannot be taken away or even given away-it can only be forgotten.

To me, hockey was always tremendous fun. That's what kept me going for so long. I simply love to play hockey.

If I look back, the one thing that I am proud of is that for once I as a political leader, kept every promise I made within one term of office. We achieved a new constitution; we achieved a new bill of rights, which encapsulated this vision of justice for all.

[When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head!

If you can influence the leaders, either with or without their conscious cooperation, you automatically influence the group which they sway.

To have a successful career, you have to approach it as an entrepreneur, even if you are working for someone else. Your career is your own private business. You have to market yourself and your abilities and knowledge just as you would a product or service.