Leadership Quotes - Page 3

I can feel guilty about the past, Apprehensive about the future,but only in the present can I act.The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

Those who are skilled in combat do notbecome angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.

First organize the inner, then organize the outer ... First organize the great, then organize the small. First organize yourself, and then organize others.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders.

I didn't follow the policies of those already in the business. If I had, I would never have made a go of it. Instead, I started out with the determination to make a better nickel chocolate bar than any of my competitors made, and I did so.

In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.