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title: "8 Future Leader Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Future Leader quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Future Leader sayings and thoughts."
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> [An important part of leadership is being able to hold two things in your mind at once: Dealing with the reality, whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-mulally/an-important-part-of-leadership-is-being-able-to-hold-two-things-in/)

[Alan Mulally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-mulally/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/alan-mulally-5334_challenges_an-important-part-of-leadership-is-being_177848.png)

> [The future of any leader or political systems is to be determined by the people of the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/the-future-of-any-leader-or-political-systems-is-to-be-determined-by/)

[Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de7/ban-ki-moon-1778_country_the-future-of-any-leader-or-political-sy_700986.png)

> [The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-bonaparte/the-only-way-to-lead-people-is-to-show-them-a-future-a-leader-is-a/)

[Napoleon Bonaparte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-bonaparte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/napoleon-bonaparte-206_dealer_the-only-way-to-lead-people-is-to-show-t_772456.jpg)

> [I find it scary when people talk about me as a future leader. It's like putting a big target on your back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-varadkar/i-find-it-scary-when-people-talk-about-me-as-a-future-leader-it-s/)

[Leo Varadkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-varadkar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67e/leo-varadkar-6317_big_i-find-it-scary-when-people-talk-about-m_786508.jpg)

> [Leaders are fascinated by future. You are a leader if and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-buckingham/leaders-are-fascinated-by-future-you-are-a-leader-if-and-only-if-you/)

[Marcus Buckingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-buckingham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/marcus-buckingham-3878_better-future_leaders-are-fascinated-by-future-you-are_1877878.png)

> [It's amazing that people were talking about me as a future leader back in 2011.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-varadkar/it-s-amazing-that-people-were-talking-about-me-as-a-future-leader/)

[Leo Varadkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-varadkar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/leo-varadkar-6317_amazing_it-s-amazing-that-people-were-talking-ab_2506279.jpg)

> [We must act in unison and rising above politics on the question of development of the country and empowerment of the youth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shehbaz-sharif/we-must-act-in-unison-and-rising-above-politics-on-the-question-of/)

[Shehbaz Sharif](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shehbaz-sharif/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/296/shehbaz-sharif-10861_country_we-must-act-in-unison-and-rising-above-p_2525587.jpg)

> [Abbott is a good man to fix up messes and make new policy work ... If he gets it right - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kingston/abbott-is-a-good-man-to-fix-up-messes-and-make-new-policy-work-if-he/)

[Margo Kingston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kingston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f19/margo-kingston-33588_appeals_abbott-is-a-good-man-to-fix-up-messes-an_3180926.png)

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