Leader Quotes · Page 47

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.

— Blaine Lee

“I must catch up to the others, for I am their leader.”

— Linda Robinson

I see myself as more of a policy maker than a political leader.

— Paul Ryan

“A leader can change the system that drives the progress of humanity and create prosperity for all”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras.

— George Papandreou

“The worst enemy of our humanity is our self-doubt.”

— Lolly Daskal

I was horribly depressed, and I felt like I had failed as a band leader, a professional, as a person.

— Anonymous

Transformational leaders are important because they make choices that most other leaders would not.

— Joseph Nye

Followers are the customers of the Higher Ground Leader, who strives to meet or exceed the outer and inner needs of followers.

— Lance Secretan

A leader may symbolize and express what is best in people, like Pericles, or what is worst, like Hitler, but he cannot…

— Charles Yost

Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you'll never sit. It may not happen fully till after I'm gone. But I…

— Jennifer Granholm

No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith.

— Donald Trump

“The leaders have the responsibility to protect and hold in high esteem the law and virtues of the land.”

— Sunday Adelaja

Because of his compassion Owen was always in trouble with his partners. They would have much preferred a tough, down-to-earth manager who…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

We started Kotter International to improve leaders' ability to deal with big, important transformations in organizations - and in their lives.

— John P. Kotter

Most of the negro leaders who get the support of the power structure end up being against [Reverend] Galamison.

— Malcolm X

To know how to distinguish the agitation arising from covetousness, from the agitation arising from principles, to fight the one and aid…

— Victor Hugo

A failure to act is a terrible, stunning legacy for any leader. But far worse when it is the president of the…

— Mark McKinnon

Instead of more violence why isn't there a [meeting of religious leaders]. It's all got to be dialogue - that's the only…

— Elton John

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Marcus Buckingham has a keen sense of what it takes to excel, and he backs his insights with an impressive body of…

— Richard M. Kovacevich

I have to say that it's a weird feeling to have to respond to a Christian leader of an anti-Muslims organisation -…

— Reza Aslan

“As a leader your job is to do everything in your power to create the perfect conditions for success by benching your…

— Phil Jackson

“Myth 2: Leadership is about individuals. In fact, leadership is a distributed or collective capacity in a system, not just something that…

— C. Otto Scharmer

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.

— Daisaku Ikeda

I've had very good meetings with Unionist leaders, Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley and his team.

— Peter Hain

This is a dream for me, it really is, to be the leader of a staff going into the season.

— Scott Kazmir

Mussolini was the greatest political leader of the century.

— Gianfranco Fini

Leaders must live by higher standards than their followers.

— John C. Maxwell

“It takes a strong leader to collaborate with others in an effort to bring about real change.”

— Germany Kent

I loved to be challenged as a leader. I do not want to be told 'yes.' I want to be told 'no.'

— Rajeev Suri

Bad leaders believe their team works for them. Great leaders believe they work for their team.

— Alexander Den Heijer

The boss thinks his team exists to serve him. The leader thinks he exists to serve his team.

— Alexander Den Heijer

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

— Albert Mohler

I think it is important to lead from the front no doubt.

— Michael Clarke

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

— Norman Lear

I've governed. I've led. And I know how to get results.

— Kevin Faulconer

No one is in a more strategic position than you are to influence the people you are with.

— Don Piper

My goal is to become a key player in one of the ten best clubs in the world and become a leader…

— Granit Xhaka

Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.

— Seth Godin