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title: "25 Real Leadership Quotes by 24 authors"
description: "Browse 25 Real Leadership quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Real Leadership sayings and thoughts."
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> [Real leadership is not about prestige, power, or status. It is about responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-l-joss/real-leadership-is-not-about-prestige-power-or-status-it-is-about/)

[Robert L. Joss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-l-joss/)

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> [Bosses push, Leaders pull. Real leadership is servant leadership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/bosses-push-leaders-pull-real-leadership-is-servant-leadership/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/dave-ramsey-1362_boss_bosses-push-leaders-pull-real-leadership_3165713.jpg)

> [Real leadership is recognized and not imposed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-johnson/real-leadership-is-recognized-and-not-imposed/)

[Mike Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/mike-johnson-5601_imposed_real-leadership-is-recognized-and-not-im_1109141.jpg)

> [Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-hoekstra/real-leadership-is-leaders-recognizing-that-they-serve-the-people/)

[Pete Hoekstra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-hoekstra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ac/pete-hoekstra-5216_inspirational_real-leadership-is-leaders-recognizing-t_2575157.png)

> [Our world desperately needs real leadership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lubetzky/our-world-desperately-needs-real-leadership/)

[Daniel Lubetzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lubetzky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/daniel-lubetzky-5962_leader_our-world-desperately-needs-real-leaders_2965401.jpg)

> [Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/real-leadership-is-being-the-person-others-will-gladly-and/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/john-c-maxwell-113_leader_real-leadership-is-being-the-person-othe_654647.jpg)

> [“Real leadership is treating your least favorite employee the same as your favorite”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanna-hasl-kelchner/real-leadership-is-treating-your-least-favorite-employee-the-same-as/)

[Hanna Hasl-Kelchner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hanna-hasl-kelchner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/hanna-hasl-kelchner-48473_bias_real-leadership-is-treating-your-least-f_1505691.jpg)

> [Real leadership means tackling tough problems ourselves and not leaving them to our children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kyl/real-leadership-means-tackling-tough-problems-ourselves-and-not/)

[Jon Kyl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kyl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/jon-kyl-19265_children_real-leadership-means-tackling-tough-pro_3166755.png)

> [“Most leadership writing today advises us on how to prosper within the system. I believe real leadership is about transforming the system.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-k-abdelnour/most-leadership-writing-today-advises-us-on-how-to-prosper-within-the/)

[Ziad K. Abdelnour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-k-abdelnour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d29/ziad-k-abdelnour-637_leadership_most-leadership-writing-today-advises-us_1090624.jpg)

> [Real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/real-leadership-comes-from-the-quiet-nudging-of-an-inner-voice-it/)

[Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97c/madeleine-albright-1360_graduation_real-leadership-comes-from-the-quiet-nud_2735228.jpg)

> [Real leadership is calm. Real leadership is steady in moments of crisis. It is not hysterical. It is not exploitive. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brianna-keilar/real-leadership-is-calm-real-leadership-is-steady-in-moments-of/)

[Brianna Keilar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brianna-keilar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/brianna-keilar-13653_calm_real-leadership-is-calm-real-leadership_2343090.jpg)

> [ How long can we go without real leadership? It's like an experiment. It's \[a problem with\] both parties, it's beyond belief. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-black/how-long-can-we-go-without-real-leadership-it-s-like-an-experiment-it/)

[Lewis Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00c/lewis-black-1143_belief_how-long-can-we-go-without-real-leadersh_1037091.png)

> [The idea that the UN system could provide real leadership on the great development challenges will strain credulity in some quarters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-sachs/the-idea-that-the-un-system-could-provide-real-leadership-on-the/)

[Jeffrey Sachs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-sachs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/jeffrey-sachs-9489_challenges_the-idea-that-the-un-system-could-provid_2324395.jpg)

> [We need real leadership, Democrat, Republican and independent to stand up and say, we have to live within our means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-coburn/we-need-real-leadership-democrat-republican-and-independent-to-stand/)

[Tom Coburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-coburn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f6/tom-coburn-9771_democrat_we-need-real-leadership-democrat-republi_2485332.jpg)

> [“Real leadership isn’t proven by constant noise or reckless speed, it’s revealed over time through enduring results, wise timing, and unbreakable alignment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farshad-asl/real-leadership-isn-t-proven-by-constant-noise-or-reckless-speed-it-s/)

[Farshad Asl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farshad-asl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/farshad-asl-19007_leadership_real-leadership-isn-t-proven-by-constant_1708350.jpg)

> [I hope many of you will be people that question why things are and why we have to do them the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/i-hope-many-of-you-will-be-people-that-question-why-things-are-and/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/wilma-mankiller-15802_done_i-hope-many-of-you-will-be-people-that-q_1822969.jpg)

> [When the president of the United States goes out at, you know, 8:00 o'clock in the morning and then his own party…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-buffett/when-the-president-of-the-united-states-goes-out-at-you-know-8-00-o/)

[Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-buffett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/warren-buffett-183_clock_when-the-president-of-the-united-states_2414690.jpg)

> [By leadership, I mean taking complete responsibility for an organization's well-being and growth, and changing it for the better. Real leadership is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-l-joss/by-leadership-i-mean-taking-complete-responsibility-for-an/)

[Robert L. Joss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-l-joss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acc/robert-l-joss-101078_growth_by-leadership-i-mean-taking-complete-res_817538.png)

> [We have an opportunity to have real leadership. America's going to have that kind of leadership and continue to promote principles of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/we-have-an-opportunity-to-have-real-leadership-america-s-going-to/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/682/mitt-romney-268_america_we-have-an-opportunity-to-have-real-lead_2038894.png)

> [“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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/saaif-alam-7865_administration_if-you-want-to-serve-your-respective-com_2836873.jpg)

> [We're up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as president comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-re-up-against-the-conventional-thinking-that-says-your-ability-to/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/barack-obama-17_ability_we-re-up-against-the-conventional-thinki_435727.jpg)

> [Change is healthy and useful. It has to be fought for most of the time. It's not inevitable. It takes real leadership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newt-gingrich/change-is-healthy-and-useful-it-has-to-be-fought-for-most-of-the-time/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7b/newt-gingrich-792_change_change-is-healthy-and-useful-it-has-to-b_1496872.jpg)

> [Hope and change? We're not doing that anymore. They're doing attack and blame. And so, I just think people are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/hope-and-change-we-re-not-doing-that-anymore-they-re-doing-attack-and/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/paul-ryan-869_blame_hope-and-change-we-re-not-doing-that-any_2514276.jpg)

> [“There are three alternatives to real leadership. One is drift, which is pretty much what this country has experienced for the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/there-are-three-alternatives-to-real-leadership-one-is-drift-which-is/)

[Richard N. Haass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-n-haass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/richard-n-haass-3803_alternatives_there-are-three-alternatives-to-real-lea_2650481.jpg)

> [Real leadership is about building people up and empowering them. Many leaders feel that empowering someone else will reduce their own authority.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouman-ali-khan/real-leadership-is-about-building-people-up-and-empowering-them-many/)

[Nouman Ali Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouman-ali-khan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/nouman-ali-khan-7169_asks_real-leadership-is-about-building-people_2023546.jpg)

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