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title: "10 Potential Leader Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Potential Leader quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Potential Leader sayings and thoughts."
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> [Time spent with a potential leader is an investment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/time-spent-with-a-potential-leader-is-an-investment/)

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

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> [Realizing your potential as a leader is your responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/realizing-your-potential-as-a-leader-is-your-responsibility/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/john-c-maxwell-113_leader_realizing-your-potential-as-a-leader-is_1254578.jpg)

> [“Time is management,look for he who keeps to time, he is a potential leader”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uzoma-kelechi/time-is-management-look-for-he-who-keeps-to-time-he-is-a-potential/)

[Uzoma Kelechi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uzoma-kelechi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/uzoma-kelechi-35662_inspirational_time-is-management-look-for-he-who-keeps_2399581.jpg)

> [If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/if-you-re-not-uncomfortable-in-your-work-as-a-leader-it-s-almost/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/seth-godin-152_certain_if-you-re-not-uncomfortable-in-your-work_1407449.png)

> [“A potential leader who obeys God is in much better position to succeed than one who ignores God's will for his life”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mlungisi-simelane/a-potential-leader-who-obeys-god-is-in-much-better-position-to/)

[Mlungisi Simelane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mlungisi-simelane/)

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> [People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-holtz/people-eyeing-you-as-a-potential-leader-tend-to-ask-three-questions/)

[Lou Holtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-holtz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5a/lou-holtz-1584_asks_people-eyeing-you-as-a-potential-leader_198514.png)

> [“Your place in destiny is to be the head and not the tail;it is made possible when you are a potential leader”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uzoma-kelechi/your-place-in-destiny-is-to-be-the-head-and-not-the-tail-it-is-made/)

[Uzoma Kelechi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uzoma-kelechi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/uzoma-kelechi-35662_destiny_your-place-in-destiny-is-to-be-the-head_3064564.jpg)

> [If you can keep on trying after three failures in a given undertaking you may consider yourself a 'suspect' as a potential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/if-you-can-keep-on-trying-after-three-failures-in-a-given-undertaking/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/napoleon-hill-201_chosen_if-you-can-keep-on-trying-after-three-fa_3200061.jpg)

> [What are the prospects for an Arab state serving a leading role comparable to the role that other states place in other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-p-huntington/what-are-the-prospects-for-an-arab-state-serving-a-leading-role/)

[Samuel P. Huntington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-p-huntington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/samuel-p-huntington-4547_arabia_what-are-the-prospects-for-an-arab-state_262000.png)

> [Trump has got to, I think, move to a new level. This is no longer the primaries. He's no longer an interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/trump-has-got-to-i-think-move-to-a-new-level-this-is-no-longer-the/)

[Newt Gingrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newt-gingrich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/newt-gingrich-792_game_trump-has-got-to-i-think-move-to-a-new-l_475766.jpg)

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