Leader Quotes - Page 79

The object of leadership may be stated as having a system whereby a leader recognizes what is good for the good of the government, for the good of the nation, for the good of humanity, and recognizes the qualities he has and what he can do within his own limitations. He cannot do, and should not attempt to do, the impossible, but he should not fail to attempt something that might be extremely difficult and may be possible.

NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.

You cannot sell a Christendom approach to a post-Christian world. They are anti-Christian.

It's harder for a leader to be born in a palace than to be born in a cabin.

Next to doing a good job yourself, the greatest joy is having someone else do a first class job under your direction.

A leader must have a servant's heart. And if he has a servant's heart, he will act like a servant and react like a servant when he is treated like a servant.

I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.

What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not. Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.

One of the qualities that all the leaders have is a voracious appetite to learn whatever they do not as yet know and understand, coupled with an openness to new experiences.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

Common sense is both more rare and more desirable in leaders than mere intelligence.

Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow

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

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

Losers react,leaders anticipate.

And as a football coach in the National Football League, I know for sure that it's going to end someday.

Over the generations, black leaders have ranged from noble souls to shameless charlatans.

We deserve leaders who stand for principal, who unite us all behind shared values, who cast aside anger for love. That is the standard we should expect from everybody.

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.

I'm not dismissing the value of higher education; I'm simply saying it comes at the expense of experience.

We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people.

The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank.

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be.

There's nothing worse than a leader who lacks ambition.