Leadership Quotes · Page 174

What you do has far greater impact than what you say.

— Stephen Covey

The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.

— Cornelius Nepos

What an insignificant life is this which I am now leading!

— James Boswell

“Pay attention! At all moments of the day you are either leading or being led.”

— Steve Maraboli

There has been a comparatively greater proportion of good queens, than of good kings.

— Sarah Moore Grimke

Sometimes it's easier to chase a title than it is to lead.

— Eniola Aluko

Leadership is not a quantitative thing. People either smell it in you, or they don't.

— Sergio Marchionne

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you.”

— Max DePree

My grandmother probably never thought she would see a day where, you know, a young black woman would be seen as a…

— Zozibini Tunzi

Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report…

— Mangosuthu Buthelezi

There are elites that are real leaders and role models. There are elites that are really selfish and want to pull up…

— Thomas Friedman

“The ladder of leadership can only stand firm on the grounds of integrity. Any other ground makes it unstable till it falls.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

The self-discovery of your inherent leadership potential and an understanding of who you are and what you are meant to be are…

— Myles Munroe

“North Koreans were indoctrinated from birth to believe that their lives were meaningless, that they existed only to serve the State, the…

— Max Brooks

“believe that desire is God-given, and that following that impulse is using your intuition. It will lead you to the correct place.…

— Mandy Ingber

“Among leaders who have made the greatest impact through ages, I would consider Muhammad before Jesus Christ.”

— James Gavin

I am definitely a Hillary, a Secretary Clinton supporter. I think that she's got the experience and the leadership capabilities to be…

— Michael Kelly

I'd love to have Jack White up. I think he's just a phenomenal guitar player. I'd love to see him play up…

— Mike McCready

“True leaders pursue knowledge, not recognition; understanding, not titles; wisdom, not power; purpose, not riches; excellence, not success; opportunities, not obstacles; character,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought…

— Gavin Newsom

“Student: What should someone who follows his leader but is much smarter than that leader do, master? Master: Let me correct this…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news…

— David Plouffe

No, sir, th' dimmycratic party ain't on speakin' terms with itsilf. Whin ye see two men with white neckties go into a…

— Finley Peter Dunne

We may well be the ones Proverbs warns when it reminds us: "Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one…

— Joan D. Chittister

There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.

— Vince Lombardi

I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.

— Alan Autry

There is no record in the Bible of a weak man falling.

— Johnny Hunt

Sometimes too much thinking leads to the Death of Doing

— Robin Sharma

I'm a leader, not a follower. Unless it's a dark place. Then you're going first.

— Anonymous

“A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities.”

— Jules Ormont

“Burnout isn't a badge of honor; it's a sign of poor system design and leadership failure.”

— Greg Born

“As a leader, people follow you but you follow-through actions.”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

This is why we give up on things that break our heart because it requires change.

— Andy Stanley

Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.

— Robert Jarvik

Leaders show respect for people by giving them time.

— Mike Krzyzewski

Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach.

— Anonymous

A good leader gets people to follow him because they want to, not because he makes them.

— Tony Dungy

“Officially, we didn’t have a band leader. Unofficially, we all knew it was Tony [Iommi].”

— Ozzy Osbourne

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

— Thomas Sowell

“If you never try, you'll never know. You are what you manifest.”

— Germany Kent