Leadership Quotes - Page 26

Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts.

Beaten paths are for beaten men.

The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.

You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.

To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you'll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.

Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate towards some goal which they come to find desirable and which motivates them over the long haul.

The greatest leader in the world could never win a campaign unless he understood the men he had to lead.

If you treat staff as your equal, they'll roll their sleeves up to get the job done.

Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you've been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.

If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

Force always attracts men of low morality.

Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.

After you plant a seed in the ground, you don't dig it up every week to see how it is doing

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

I believe that the mindset that allows you to spend your working life thanking and congratulating people rather than being unpleasant to them is the mainstay of good leadership.

As a player, remember that the bench is not a prison, but an extension of the first group. Concentrate on the quality of your play when you do get into the game. If you play 20 minutes, play the best 20 you can possibly play.

Lead by inspiration, not intimidation.

It's impossible, that's for sure. So let's start working.

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.

There are no dumb questions?only dumb answers.