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> [“What is the next thing you need for leadership? It is the ability to make up your mind to make a decision and accept full responsibility for that decision. Have you ever wondered why people do not make a decision?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/what-is-the-next-thing-you-need-for-leadership-it-is-the-ability-to/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

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> [What is the next thing you need for leadership? It is the ability to make up your mind to make a decision and accept full responsibility for that decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/what-is-the-next-thing-you-need-for-leadership-it-is-the-ability-to-2/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

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## Other authors on Make Decision

## More by Sam Manekshaw

> [There will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/there-will-be-no-withdrawal-without-written-orders-and-these-orders/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [After India's victory in the war he was asked what would have happened if he had opted to be with the Pakistan Army at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/after-india-s-victory-in-the-war-he-was-asked-what-would-have/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/if-a-man-says-he-is-not-afraid-of-dying-he-is-either-lying-or-is-a-2/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [“So, what comes next for leadership? Absolute Honesty, fairness and justice – we are dealing with people. Those of us who have had the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/so-what-comes-next-for-leadership-absolute-honesty-fairness-and/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [Don't you think I would be a worthy replacement for you, Madam Prime Minister? You have a long nose. So have I. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/don-t-you-think-i-would-be-a-worthy-replacement-for-you-madam-prime/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [“What is the next thing you need for leadership? It is the ability to make up your mind to make a decision and accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/what-is-the-next-thing-you-need-for-leadership-it-is-the-ability-to/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [What is Moral Courage? It is the ability to distinguish right from wrong and having so distinguished it, be prepared to say so,irrespective of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/what-is-moral-courage-it-is-the-ability-to-distinguish-right-from/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [If anyone tells you he is never afraid, he is a liar or he is a Gurkha.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/if-anyone-tells-you-he-is-never-afraid-he-is-a-liar-or-he-is-a-gurkha/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [“What are the attributes of leadership? The first, the primary, indeed the cardinal attribute of leadership is professional knowledge and professional competence. Now you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/what-are-the-attributes-of-leadership-the-first-the-primary-indeed/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [What is the next thing you need for leadership? It is the ability to make up your mind to make a decision and accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/what-is-the-next-thing-you-need-for-leadership-it-is-the-ability-to-2/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [It's nonsense that people join the army to serve the country, like the politicians do it only for the sake of the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/it-s-nonsense-that-people-join-the-army-to-serve-the-country-like-the/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [He who neither drinks, nor smokes, nor dances, he who preaches & even occasionally practice piety, temperance and celibacy, is generally a saint, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/he-who-neither-drinks-nor-smokes-nor-dances-he-who-preaches-even/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [I wonder whether those of our political masters who have been put in charge of the defence of the country can distinguish a mortar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/i-wonder-whether-those-of-our-political-masters-who-have-been-put-in/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

> [Many changes have taken place but one change remains the same that is your Task & Duty . You are required to ensure the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-manekshaw/many-changes-have-taken-place-but-one-change-remains-the-same-that-is/)

[Sam Manekshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-manekshaw/)

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