Leader Quotes · Page 116

I'm a shepherd, not a sheep, and I've always prided myself on being a leader and not a follower.

— Dustin Diamond

“Walk a mile and watch everyone attempt to walk two. Sometimes you have to lead the way”

— Charmaine J Forde

Godly leaders focus on correcting their own faults. Losers focus on criticizing other's faults.

— Anonymous

“The quality of a person’s leadership will be in part measured by time: its use and its passage.”

— J Oswald Sanders

We cannot lead anyone farther than we have been ourselves.

— John C. Maxwell

Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.

— Colin Powell

Why do we value leadership, connection and grace? Because it's scarce, and that scacity creates value.

— Seth Godin

Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.

— Rick Warren

Every time an Arab leader truly wanted peace, they got it. If the Palestinians truly want peace, we will make peace.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Future U.S. political leaders, those for whom the Cold War was not the formative experience that it was for me, may not…

— Robert M. Gates

I'll bet most of the companies that are in life-or-death battles got into that kind of trouble because they didn't pay enough…

— D. Wayne Calloway

When you are a leader of good character you have high moral values and integrity. You do what you say you will…

— Anonymous

I don't want to be a leader that is one-dimensional or two-dimensional because he's not willing to be open.

— Nate Parker

I've been fortunate to be short my entire life. There's only one position I've ever had to play, and that's point guard.…

— Chris Paul

Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.

— Rick Perry

Great communication, Character, Competitive drive, Consistency, Compassion, Confidence -- skills successful leaders share.

— Avery Johnson

We need to organize ourselves and protest against existing order - against war, against economic and sexual exploitation, against racism, etc. But…

— Howard Zinn

There's a reason people pause their lives to engage in political activism and pressure their local political leaders. Because as a whole,…

— Rachel Maddow

“Some of the most challenging and stressful situations people face are at work. Conflicts at work tend to fester when people passively…

— Travis Bradberry

Our society and our organizations have learned to value masculine, 'quick-fix' traits in leaders. In a primitive society, a rural society, or…

— Estelle Ramey

To be an effective leader, you must be trustworthy. If people don’t trust you, they won’t follow you. And if they won’t…

— Quint Studer

Corporations wield enormous power in society.In order to see lasting social change, leaders in the private sector must begin to think of…

— Darren Walker

Most pastors railing against gay marriage have never cried out on racism, any type of injustice or police brutality. They've never once…

— Otis Moss III

With the country moving toward inclusion, the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have instead sent a message to young people…

— Chad Griffin

“Great leaders are forged from the fire of hard decisions,”

— A.G. Riddle

“Great leaders never sought followers but follower seek them”

— Ikechukwu Joseph

Lots of leaders want to be popular. I never cared about that. I want to be respected.

— Don Shula

Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow

— Vince Lombardi

I would like to be known as a great leader, not as a great woman leader.

— Adena Friedman

“Consciously create leadership while leading a consciously creative team.”

— Cindy Pearce

Leaders have to figure it out when there is no road map.

— Bill Hybels

An executive is one who makes an immediate decision and is sometimes right

— Elbert Hubbard

“Just as the bird needs wings to fly, a leader needs useful information to flow. Leaders learn.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.

— Pete Hoekstra

Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality.

— Bill Condon

Knowing what matters most, what I call "being real," is the alpha and omega for leaders.

— Stewart D. Friedman

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

— Anonymous

Great leaders, like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos, also focused on the long term.

— Reed Hastings

Governor Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama.

— Tim Kaine

Dez Bryant isn't a quarterback. He's not a leader. He's a talented, high-maintenance wide receiver.

— Jason Whitlock