209 quotes
“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
"There is but one just use of power, and it is to serve people."
— George H.W. Bush
"Don't ever forget that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world, it's the only thing that ever has."
— Aaron Sorkin
"I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside."
— Whitney Houston
"Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader."
— Tacitus
"Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating."
— Simon Sinek
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
— Niccolò Machiavelli
"It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles."
"No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you."
— Muhammad Ali
"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."
— Max Lucado
"Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another."
— John Maxwell
"Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow."
"motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches."
— Frank Herbert
"The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators."
— Edward Gibbon
"You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership."
— Eisenhower
"You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership."
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."
— Douglas Adams
"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader."
— Dolly Parton
"Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission."
— Colin Powell
"Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible."
"To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them."
— Montesquieu