Leadership Quotes · Page 265

'Teamwork' is the word that bosses use when they actually mean 'Do what I say'

— Seth Godin

“Keep your promises and never be late in acting. Act right and do the right things at the right time.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Today is Presidents' Day; a day we set aside to honor the great leaders of our past.

— Anonymous

The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.

— John F. Kennedy

“People who always want to be at convenient places won’t make a change at controversial places.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

I'm a jungle lion,you the jungle zebra/You just run around the jungle,I'm the jungle leader

— Cassidy

We can't allow our leaders to play the old 'do as I say, not as I do' game.

— Mike Medavoy

“Integrity is the soul of leadership! Trust is the engine of leadership!”

— Amine A. Ayad

How do you become a thought leader? It starts with *being* a thought leader and then connecting the dots back to you.

— Brian Solis

[Ted Denson] is sort of a reluctant leader. He didn't try to flex his influence. He's just eminently followable.

— George Wendt

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob. It is through the voice of one…

— Oscar Wilde

When you're the lead, as I was in 'Offender,' you don't have to be perfect all the time; you've got time to…

— Joe Cole

Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them.

— Jeff Henderson

Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring…

— Oprah Winfrey

Leaders, true leaders, take responsibility for the success of the team and understand that they must also take responsibility for the failure.

— Donald Trump

To the leaders of the cinema still to come, I can offer only a few words drawn from my modest experience. You…

— Nagisa Oshima

“...she was something more- a force, a stable, familiar force like something out of my past which kept me from whirling off…

— Ralph Ellison

“The corruption of our politicians, our leaders, and the heads of big corporations didn’t suddenly happen when they found themselves in influential…

— Troy Hadeed

For Indigenous peoples , the impact of separating us from our heritage goes directly to the heart that pumps life through our…

— Mick Dodson

... leadership has to be focused on some very radical ideas that only we as 21st Century people can talk about: making…

— Danny Glover

“One of its analysts was Daniel Ellsberg, who at the time was back in the States compiling the report that—after he leaked…

— Mark Bowden

All business leaders need to be technologists, as every industry now has a Netflix or an Uber on the horizon, threatening to…

— Parker Harris

“Pastors and leaders must recognize, and then relinquish, any methods of control and manipulation they exercise. They must cease to gossip against…

— John Paul Jackson

“The law of all modern states takes account of associations, whose members, in theory, pursue the common end with equal zeal. The…

— Bertrand De Jouvenel

I've never been comfortable as a lead performer, and I never wanted to be a singer, particularly.

— Donald Fagen

I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent.

— Leslie Nielsen

“Don't let success lead to arrogance and failure lead to criticism.”

— Arlin Sailesh Kapadia

“Teamwork is the secret that make common people achieve uncommon result.”

— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

I am not a superstar to recommend a particular actress as the lead opposite me.

— Jagapathi Babu

“Supra is preferable to infra! The greater your leadership,the greater your influence.”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

“Leadership has many voices. You need to be who you are, not try to emulate somebody else.”

— Harvard Business School Press

“Leadership is making the wise decision even when it's hard.”

— Todd Stocker

It's fun to play a part in the process of helping to inform readers about their political leaders.

— Amy Chozick

The free world deserves better than a dithering and diminished leader.

— Katie Britt

Longevity is having a chronic disease - and taking care of it.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

The instinct of the Labour Party is if there's a problem, change the leader, then sit back, fold your arms and wait…

— Johann Lamont

“Words do less than 10 things, but actions do more than 10 thousand things. Leaders don’t talk in vain; they follow with actions.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

I am eagerly waiting to play the lead role in a romantic show! I have such a strong role in 'Balika Vadhu,'…

— Roop Durgapal

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not…

— Omar N. Bradley

My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said…

— Bernice King