--- title: "10 Learn Leadership Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Learn Leadership quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Learn Leadership sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/gina-haspel-12527_career_i-think-it-s-very-important-i-think-for_585190.jpg" --- > [I think it's very important, I think for any leader as you go through a career you have to learn the leadership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-haspel/i-think-it-s-very-important-i-think-for-any-leader-as-you-go-through/) [Gina Haspel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-haspel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/gina-haspel-12527_career_i-think-it-s-very-important-i-think-for_585190.jpg) > [“You can´t learn leadership from books. You learn it by following.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alin-sav/you-can-t-learn-leadership-from-books-you-learn-it-by-following/) [Alin Sav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alin-sav/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/alin-sav-821_book_you-can-t-learn-leadership-from-books-yo_1563947.jpg) > [You can learn more about leadership by reading about Lincoln than you can from most business books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christie-hefner/you-can-learn-more-about-leadership-by-reading-about-lincoln-than-you/) [Christie Hefner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christie-hefner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/christie-hefner-5263_business_you-can-learn-more-about-leadership-by-r_1558311.png) > [You should never be so high and mighty you can't listen to somebody else and learn something from them. Leadership is as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-corbyn/you-should-never-be-so-high-and-mighty-you-can-t-listen-to-somebody/) [Jeremy Corbyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-corbyn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/583/jeremy-corbyn-3212_leader_you-should-never-be-so-high-and-mighty-y_717584.jpg) > [You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-davis/you-can-never-stop-and-as-older-people-we-have-to-learn-how-to-take/) [Angela Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/235/angela-davis-3825_attempting_you-can-never-stop-and-as-older-people-w_2266326.png) > [I am often asked if leaders are born or made. The answer, of course, is both. Some characteristics, like IQ and energy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/i-am-often-asked-if-leaders-are-born-or-made-the-answer-of-course-is/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/jack-welch-1195_answers_i-am-often-asked-if-leaders-are-born-or_2023356.jpg) > [I don't subscribe to, 'Here are the top ten tips to successful leadership,' or, 'How to learn leadership in ten minutes.' A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-polman/i-don-t-subscribe-to-here-are-the-top-ten-tips-to-successful/) [Paul Polman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-polman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/paul-polman-3721_change_i-don-t-subscribe-to-here-are-the-top-te_51530.png) > [“If there were only success in your life, you would not learn anything. Leadership is experience and you are still young. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-higginson/if-there-were-only-success-in-your-life-you-would-not-learn-anything/) [Rachel Higginson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-higginson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/rachel-higginson-3579_eden_if-there-were-only-success-in-your-life_617715.jpg) > [I think any genuine leader today has to learn leadership the hard way-by doing it. That means embracing turbulence and crisis, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dov-frohman/i-think-any-genuine-leader-today-has-to-learn-leadership-the-hard-way/) [Dov Frohman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dov-frohman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/dov-frohman-85750_avoiding_i-think-any-genuine-leader-today-has-to_2317872.png) > [“Here's the rub. Leadership can be learned; however, not everyone wants to learn it, and not all those who learn about leadership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-m-kouzes/here-s-the-rub-leadership-can-be-learned-however-not-everyone-wants/) [James M. Kouzes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-m-kouzes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af2/james-m-kouzes-11494_challenge-yourself_here-s-the-rub-leadership-can-be-learned_1211340.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learn-leadership/#itemlist", "name": "Learn Leadership Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's very important, I think for any leader as you go through a career you have to learn the leadership lessons.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gina Haspel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-haspel/i-think-it-s-very-important-i-think-for-any-leader-as-you-go-through/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/gina-haspel-12527_career_i-think-it-s-very-important-i-think-for_585190.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/gina-haspel-12527_career_i-think-it-s-very-important-i-think-for_585190.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/gina-haspel-12527_career_i-think-it-s-very-important-i-think-for_585190.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it's very important, I think for any leader as you go through a career you have to learn the…” — Gina Haspel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You can´t learn leadership from books. 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