...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Leadership is rarely about what we want, son. I think too few among the Alethi elite realize that fact.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“To be given loyalty is to be infused like a gemstone, to be granted the frightful license to destroy not only one's… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“We never lack men and women who wish to lead.” “True,” Dalinar said, “but we do lack ones who are good at… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“But the mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Adolin sighed softly. “Of course. He’s probably their leader now or something. Storming bridgeboy.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“A leader did not slump. A leader was in control. Even when he least felt like he controlled anything. Especially then.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“If there was one thing she had learned on this trip, it was that leadership was more than titles and giving orders.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Have you no thoughts on the matter?" Blushweaver finally asked. "I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and-if… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Elend shook his head. "We can survive this. But, the only way that will happen is if our people don't give up.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I’ll admit, Jasnah, that I empathize with your skepticism, but I don’t agree with it. I just think you've been looking for God in the wrong places.” “I suppose that you’re going to tell me where you think I should look.” “You’ll find God in the same place you’re going to find salvation from this mess,” Wit said. “Inside the… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t a nerd, mind you, but I’d spent a lot of my youth studying Epics, so I’d had limited experience with social interaction.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Why, Elend! That’s almost romantic—in a twisted ‘I’m going to make my wife want to kill me’ sort of way.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“And...how much are we getting paid for achieving the impossible?” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Elantris was the one place where she could remember feeling unconditional acceptance. She had not been a princess, she had been something far better… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Elend smiled. "Oh, come on. You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“That is always how it is, though, isn't it?” Shuden asked. “Those who can least afford extravagance seem to be the ones most determined… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“He says he’s letting the Stormfather judge you,” Moash added. “Jezerezeh, king of Heralds. He says that if you deserve to live, you will….”… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The stories say the Nightwatcher might be capable of that. . . . Powerful spren. Vast spren.’ ‘Is he calling me vast?’ Syl said,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“But the mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
