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title: "3 Leader Authority Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Leader Authority quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Leader Authority sayings and thoughts."
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> [“man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/man-can-only-lead-when-others-accept-him-as-their-leader-and-he-has/)

[Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/brandon-sanderson-112_authority_man-can-only-lead-when-others-accept-him_96871.jpg)

> [Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/like-a-good-parent-can-t-also-be-his-child-s-best-friend-a-leader/)

[Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/simon-sinek-349_authority_like-a-good-parent-can-t-also-be-his-chi_1328433.png)

> [“Authority confined in you does not make you a leader. It is the authority created by you that makes you influence people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/authority-confined-in-you-does-not-make-you-a-leader-it-is-the/)

[Israelmore Ayivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israelmore-ayivor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/israelmore-ayivor-79_appoint_authority-confined-in-you-does-not-make_2021790.jpg)

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