Leadership Quotes · Page 89

“Born to love, Born to lead. Born to shine, Born to succeed.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“At the root of great military leaders is their ability to genuinely care for people.”

— Bob Knowling

Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it's not a life.

— Tony Dungy

“Excellence is built in the unnoticed, uncelebrated corners of your life.”

— Jason Curry

It's hard to be a leader right away, but playing quarterback, you have to.

— Andy Dalton

Your life expands in proportion to your courage. Fear limits a leader.

— John C. Maxwell

There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.

— Winston Churchill

There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example.

— John Wooden

For the first time in a long time, our leaders in Washington understand what Americans of all religious backgrounds have long held…

— John Ashcroft

I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust.

— Stanley A. McChrystal

We mustn't romanticize suffering. It can turn people bitter and hard, although it does seem to have been almost indispensable in making…

— Desmond Tutu

Firms that draw commitment from customers and staff give them a way to sign up for something that can allow them to…

— John Jantsch

I have always been a leader on my team. I have always been a guy that held player-only meetings. I'm the type…

— La'el Collins

As you know, there are al Qaeda operatives that are taken back into Iran, given training as leaders, and they’re moving back…

— John McCain

Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams.…

— Manfred von Richthofen

For me, I think it's such a notable point to make that a leader had to believe, a leader had to see…

— Becky Hammon

Globalisation means many other countries are asserting themselves and trying to take over leadership. Please don't ask Americans to let others assume…

— Buzz Aldrin

I am certain Chelsea are world leaders at a team level at what we do. For us it is part of our…

— Emma Hayes

The demands of leadership have changed. The highest levels if leadership require mastery of a new task: job creation. Traditional leadership through…

— Jim Clifton

Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and…

— Jocko Willink

Nixon was an awful president in many ways, including in some of his foreign-policy choices. But he left no doubt that foreign…

— John Podhoretz

Chicago is the largest city in the country without mayoral term limits. This has led to entrenched leaders, a lack of new…

— Lori Lightfoot

The one thing that the President can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. We have all the recources we…

— Herman Cain

Men rush to California and Australia as if the true gold were to be found in that direction but that is to…

— Henry David Thoreau

The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.

— Colin Powell

“If you do what we ask you to do, the victories will belong to you, and the losses to me.”

— Dean Smith

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

— Theodore Hesburgh

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Every great movement needs an agitator. Every leader of spiritual ideals need a John the Baptist.”

— William Allen White

You need to be strategic about how you define your leadership journey and where that takes you.

— Denise Morrison

Many of our leadership practices have gone from being tried and true to being tired and tarnished.

— Mark Millar

To be a leader, regardless of what party you're in, is to tell your followers what lines not to cross.

— Lee Zeldin

Greatness doesn’t come from what you do, but from who you are.

— Marie Forleo

There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.

— Bertolt Brecht

I think the U.S. should assert its leadership in a more effective way.

— Sebastian Pinera

Decision-making is a skill. Wisdom is a leadership trait.

— Anonymous

“Leading with DESIRE is a decadent opportunity to create an everyday love affair with life.”

— Lebo Grand

A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers.

— John C. Maxwell

A lot of characters I've played have a certain amount of strength, pride, and leadership.

— Mekhi Phifer

At its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.

— Howard Schultz