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title: "37 Leadership Position Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 37 Leadership Position quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best Leadership Position sayings and thoughts."
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> [Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/most-people-think-of-leadership-as-a-position-and-therefore-don-t-see/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“No greater place to be than in a leadership position to lead young minds to prosperity”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrius-garrett/no-greater-place-to-be-than-in-a-leadership-position-to-lead-young/)

[Darrius Garrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darrius-garrett/)

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> [You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-krzyzewski/you-can-t-defer-if-you-re-the-person-who-s-in-the-leadership-position/)

[Mike Krzyzewski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-krzyzewski/)

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> [In any leadership position, you're always going to be disappointing somebody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/biz-stone/in-any-leadership-position-you-re-always-going-to-be-disappointing/)

[Biz Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/biz-stone/)

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> [Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-booker/leadership-is-not-a-position-or-a-title-it-is-action-and-example/)

[Cory Booker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-booker/)

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> [We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-goodell/we-re-in-a-leadership-position-in-sports-people-look-up-to-the/)

[Roger Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-goodell/)

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> [“Our best leaders recognize that leadership has nothing to do with position or power.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-barnes/our-best-leaders-recognize-that-leadership-has-nothing-to-do-with/)

[Jeffrey A. Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-barnes/)

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> [“You cannot climb up to a true leadership position unless you use the ladder of integrity!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/you-cannot-climb-up-to-a-true-leadership-position-unless-you-use-the/)

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

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> [“Dominion is a leadership position; it’s over things, and not necessarily over people. An attempt to usurp dominion over another person will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-walker-wade/dominion-is-a-leadership-position-it-s-over-things-and-not/)

[Michelle Walker-Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-walker-wade/)

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> [I'd like to believe that achieving a leadership position is all about competency, capability and ambition, so I try not to distinguish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-bresch/i-d-like-to-believe-that-achieving-a-leadership-position-is-all-about/)

[Heather Bresch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-bresch/)

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> [ I still don't think like that. Because of Benazir, nobody else \[in her party\] was thinking about leadership. This position comes about… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asif-ali-zardari/i-still-don-t-think-like-that-because-of-benazir-nobody-else-in-her/)

[Asif Ali Zardari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asif-ali-zardari/)

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> [For too long, I equated leadership with a position. I thought leaders were presidents or politicians or celebrities or four-star generals with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-foudy/for-too-long-i-equated-leadership-with-a-position-i-thought-leaders/)

[Julie Foudy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-foudy/)

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> [The reality is that the leader of a country cannot choose the era in which the person takes that leadership position.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fumio-kishida/the-reality-is-that-the-leader-of-a-country-cannot-choose-the-era-in/)

[Fumio Kishida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fumio-kishida/)

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> [ \[Martin Luther \] King didn't pick his leadership position. Most movements are not started by single people. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-wright-edelman/martin-luther-king-didn-t-pick-his-leadership-position-most-movements/)

[Marian Wright Edelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-wright-edelman/)

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> [It's not leadership by position that allows people to succeed; it's the capacity to influence the thoughts, the feelings, the emotions, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-robbins/it-s-not-leadership-by-position-that-allows-people-to-succeed-it-s/)

[Tony Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-robbins/)

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> [The fastest surging woman leadership position is heading non-profit organizations. Women are not rejecting leadership positions -- they're rejecting politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celinda-lake/the-fastest-surging-woman-leadership-position-is-heading-non-profit/)

[Celinda Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celinda-lake/)

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> [“It simply doesn’t occur to them that after they get promoted to a leadership position, no one is going to come out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/it-simply-doesn-t-occur-to-them-that-after-they-get-promoted-to-a/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

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> [As a leader, you have to not only do the right thing, but be perceived to be doing the right thing. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-sonnenfeld/as-a-leader-you-have-to-not-only-do-the-right-thing-but-be-perceived/)

[Jeffrey Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-sonnenfeld/)

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> [We know we must address climate change. We may not have sorted out every detail, but we are willing to take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-j-p-belda/we-know-we-must-address-climate-change-we-may-not-have-sorted-out/)

[Alain J. P. Belda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-j-p-belda/)

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> [For me, a male role model would be a man who, despite holding a leadership position, has the courage to say that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristina-schroder/for-me-a-male-role-model-would-be-a-man-who-despite-holding-a/)

[Kristina Schroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristina-schroder/)

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> [Leadership is less about the position you hold than the influence you have. It's about doing world-class work, playing at your peak,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-sharma/leadership-is-less-about-the-position-you-hold-than-the-influence-you/)

[Robin Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-sharma/)

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> [My view is that leadership is not about position - you can lead very well with no one reporting to you in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-d-friedman/my-view-is-that-leadership-is-not-about-position-you-can-lead-very/)

[Stewart D. Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-d-friedman/)

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> [“If you want to serve your respective community focus on utilizing real leadership to better others' quality of life and put politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saaif-alam/if-you-want-to-serve-your-respective-community-focus-on-utilizing/)

[Saaif Alam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saaif-alam/)

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> [The effective executive knows that it is easier to raise the performance of one leader than it is to raise the performance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-drucker/the-effective-executive-knows-that-it-is-easier-to-raise-the/)

[Peter Drucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-drucker/)

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> [Leadership has less to do with position than it does with disposition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/leadership-has-less-to-do-with-position-than-it-does-with-disposition/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

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> [Above all, leadership is a position of servanthood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-de-pree/above-all-leadership-is-a-position-of-servanthood/)

[Max De Pree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-de-pree/)

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> [The worst thing you can do in a leadership position is be something you're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-muschamp/the-worst-thing-you-can-do-in-a-leadership-position-is-be-something/)

[Will Muschamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-muschamp/)

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> [I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-p-thompson/i-don-t-care-tuppence-whether-i-m-forced-into-a-leadership-position/)

[E. P. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-p-thompson/)

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> [“Take your leadership position, the time to establish your person-hood is now”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anyaele-sam-chiyson/take-your-leadership-position-the-time-to-establish-your-person-hood/)

[Anyaele Sam Chiyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anyaele-sam-chiyson/)

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> [“a leadership is a position of action process of abolition,completion of mission,over come oppositionand submission of duties”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akhil-aravind/a-leadership-is-a-position-of-action-process-of-abolition-completion/)

[Akhil Aravind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akhil-aravind/)

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> [Cooperation is just like two pagodas - one hardware and one software. Combined, we can take the leadership position in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wen-jiabao/cooperation-is-just-like-two-pagodas-one-hardware-and-one-software/)

[Wen Jiabao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wen-jiabao/)

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> [Leadership is a position where you want to create the opportunity to inspire people to walk along beside you, not listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-whitworth/leadership-is-a-position-where-you-want-to-create-the-opportunity-to/)

[Andrew Whitworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-whitworth/)

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> [I think in America we have to get back to being the best educated general citizenry in the world and make sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-glenn/i-think-in-america-we-have-to-get-back-to-being-the-best-educated/)

[John Glenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-glenn/)

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> [I'm really comfortable in a stressful, leadership position. I need this job. I need to do this. This fits my personality. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-johnson/i-m-really-comfortable-in-a-stressful-leadership-position-i-need-this/)

[Avery Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-johnson/)

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> [If you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your title to convince people to follow you. Build relationships. Win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/if-you-are-in-a-leadership-position-do-not-rely-on-your-title-to/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

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> [Without a vision people in leadership positions perish. You not only lose your people, you lose the person who is in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/without-a-vision-people-in-leadership-positions-perish-you-not-only/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

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> [Leadership is not a position. It consists of action with transparency and to set high example of integrity, honesty and to strive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-anil-kr-sinha/leadership-is-not-a-position-it-consists-of-action-with-transparency/)

[Dr Anil Kr Sinha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-anil-kr-sinha/)

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