Leadership Quotes - Page 5

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.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

The only thing of real importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture. If you do not manage culture, it manages you, and you may not even be aware of the extent to which this is happening.

An enlightened ruler doesnot worry about people not knowing him; he worriesabout not knowing people.

The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It's not failure but aiming too low, that is life's greatest tragedy.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back -- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors......Take away my factories, but leave my people and soon we will have a new and better factory.

A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.

Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others.

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it.

The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail.

My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.