I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very…

In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where she wants and gets up and goes.

— John Erskine

Have you ever thought about it, about simply leaving? Really, truly thought about it with the intent to follow through and not as a…

— Erin Morgenstern

“If he has a last thought, if there is time for a last thought, it will simply be, So this is what a last…

— J.M. Coetzee

“a great company stay great without its visionary leader? I thought that if any company could, it would be Apple.”

— Yukari Iwatani Kane

As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down the population…

— Benazir Bhutto

Before I became a leader, I thought success was all about building myself up. But then, once I became a leader, I realized that…

— Doug Baldwin

A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.

— Polybius

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

— Aristotle

That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.

— Warren G. Bennis

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

— Bernard Law Montgomery

Being consistent meant not departing from convictions already formulated; being a leader meant making other persons accept these convictions. It was a narrow track,…

— Jessamyn West

I think there is a big and significant difference between being a leader and being a manager-leaders lead from the heart. You have to…

— Andrea Jung

Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them…

— Steve Nash

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success

— Stephen Covey

A leader leads by example not by force.

— Sun Tzu