Leader Quotes · Page 219

Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.

— Colin Powell

A true leader is someone who maximizes the potential of their people; who ignites their passions and gives them the opportunity to…

— Daniel Coyle

Great leaders focus on equipping their team. It is unfair to expect what you did not equip.

— Chris Hogan

I don't believe we can get very far, with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims who…

— Barack Obama

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

— William S. Burroughs

Leaders who fail to lift others in the long run, fail to lift themselves.

— John C. Maxwell

I happen to believe that if we want to replace a lifetime politician like Barack Obama, who had no experience leading anything...…

— Mitt Romney

Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and…

— Bernie Sanders

“It is only when you are confident about your own self, that the society begins to hail you the way you want.”

— Abhijit Naskar

Every great leader is a great teacher, and the greatest leaders seize every opportunity to teach well.

— Albert Mohler

Herman Cain continues to show himself to be a leader.

— Alveda King

The first duty of a leader is opti­mism. How does your sub­or­di­nate feel after meet­ing with you? Does he feel uplifted? If…

— Bernard Law Montgomery

World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.

— Dalai Lama

“A leader does not reduce his speeds to meet the views of negative thinkers. He leaves them to do their job as…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Zynga made social gaming and play a worldwide phenomenon, and we remain the industry leader.

— Mark Pincus

When intellectual leaders fail to foster the best in the mixed, unformed, vacillating character of people at large, the thugs are sure…

— Ayn Rand

You need a strong, tough leader to restore America's greatness. This is the best person to do that.

— Chris Christie

I believe it's our loss of connection with our instinctual side that prevents us from being effective pack leaders for our dogs.…

— Anonymous

It means a lot that my peers think so much of me that they would pick me to be their team leader.

— Michelle Carter

A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.

— Carl Icahn

The Justice Department ruled that Native American tribes are allowed to grow and sell marijuana on reservations. This decision was hailed as…

— Conan O'Brien

You need to put the fear of risk aside. Startups need leaders who are willing to persevere through the hard times. Failure…

— Ben Huh

Of course what is talked about in the U.N. General Assembly is very important. Officials, the leaders of nations, appear there to…

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The Church encourages those in power to be truly at the service of the common good of their peoples. She urges financial…

— Pope Francis

“The world is a stage waiting for you to take lead or become an audience.”

— Aiyaz Uddin