--- title: "23 Think Leader Quotes by 22 authors" description: "Browse 23 Think Leader quotes by 22 authors. Discover the best Think Leader 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) > [If I'd never played football, I don't think I'd be the leader I am today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randall-cunningham/if-i-d-never-played-football-i-don-t-think-i-d-be-the-leader-i-am/) [Randall Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randall-cunningham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/randall-cunningham-5186_football_if-i-d-never-played-football-i-don-t-thi_3106847.png) > [If you think you're a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you're simply out for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-m-kouzes/if-you-think-you-re-a-leader-and-you-turn-around-and-no-one-is/) [James M. Kouzes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-m-kouzes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c55/james-m-kouzes-11494_conscience_if-you-think-you-re-a-leader-and-you-tur_1201268.png) > [we should think not only of what the leader does to the group, but also of what the group does to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/we-should-think-not-only-of-what-the-leader-does-to-the-group-but/) [Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6f/mary-parker-follett-7967_doe_we-should-think-not-only-of-what-the-lea_2109482.jpg) > [I think every leader must possess vision, and they absolutely have to have a heart of service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aja-brown/i-think-every-leader-must-possess-vision-and-they-absolutely-have-to/) [Aja Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aja-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/aja-brown-11570_dreams_i-think-every-leader-must-possess-vision_1439883.jpg) > [Great leaders get people to think more of themselves, not more of the leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-burwash/great-leaders-get-people-to-think-more-of-themselves-not-more-of-the/) [Peter Burwash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-burwash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/peter-burwash-76877_coaching_great-leaders-get-people-to-think-more-o_1050035.png) > [I think that a leader is someone that needs to make an impact on, off the cricket field and in their lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautam-gambhir/i-think-that-a-leader-is-someone-that-needs-to-make-an-impact-on-off/) [Gautam Gambhir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautam-gambhir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/gautam-gambhir-3774_cricket_i-think-that-a-leader-is-someone-that-ne_98770.png) > [I think we have to find a leader who reflects all of our concerns and not just some of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes/i-think-we-have-to-find-a-leader-who-reflects-all-of-our-concerns-and/) [T. D. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-d-jakes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/t-d-jakes-1544_concern_i-think-we-have-to-find-a-leader-who-ref_889044.png) > [I'm not always thinking and working ... I think a leader has to really be a balanced, whole and healthy person personally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-m-not-always-thinking-and-working-i-think-a-leader-has-to-really-be/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/mike-duke-31185_always-thinking_i-m-not-always-thinking-and-working-i-th_2503310.jpg) > [There is no good leader. First of all, if you think you are a leader, you are just messed up in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaggi-vasudev/there-is-no-good-leader-first-of-all-if-you-think-you-are-a-leader/) [Jaggi Vasudev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaggi-vasudev/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/jaggi-vasudev-693_big_there-is-no-good-leader-first-of-all-if_2202525.png) > [When you think of a leader, he's got to be fearless. You got to have them trust you, especially in the heat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geno-smith/when-you-think-of-a-leader-he-s-got-to-be-fearless-you-got-to-have/) [Geno Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geno-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/geno-smith-6231_battle_when-you-think-of-a-leader-he-s-got-to-b_1815399.jpg) > [I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-nixon/i-don-t-think-that-a-leader-can-control-to-any-great-extent-his/) [Richard M. Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-nixon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dda/richard-m-nixon-727_destiny_i-don-t-think-that-a-leader-can-control_2068299.jpg) > [I don't think of myself as a leader. I am, but I don't think of myself that way. I'm not trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-jamison/i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-leader-i-am-but-i-don-t-think-of-myself/) [Judith Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-jamison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/judith-jamison-11111_always_i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-leader-i-am_1046163.png) > [“Some would think the leader of a people should be a model of what to strive for. But maybe God knew trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-greenland/some-would-think-the-leader-of-a-people-should-be-a-model-of-what-to/) [Seth Greenland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-greenland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6b/seth-greenland-277136_inspirational_some-would-think-the-leader-of-a-people_3149610.jpg) > [I think a leader has many roles to play. So, you know, one role is that of incubating talent; the other is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kumar-mangalam-birla/i-think-a-leader-has-many-roles-to-play-so-you-know-one-role-is-that/) [Kumar Mangalam Birla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kumar-mangalam-birla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/kumar-mangalam-birla-22779_being_i-think-a-leader-has-many-roles-to-play_2151405.png) > [I do spend really focused time with my wife, my kids, grandkids, and so when I'm doing something or on a golf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-do-spend-really-focused-time-with-my-wife-my-kids-grandkids-and-so/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/mike-duke-31185_always_i-do-spend-really-focused-time-with-my-w_158195.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) > [I think every leader has an obligation - the absolute obligation - to treat everyone fairly. But they also have the obligation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/i-think-every-leader-has-an-obligation-the-absolute-obligation-to/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/jack-welch-1195_absolutes_i-think-every-leader-has-an-obligation-t_1064774.jpg) > [“I’ve been labeled before. I’m supposed to be a jock and then a brain and then one of those music/theater people. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-d-enos/i-ve-been-labeled-before-i-m-supposed-to-be-a-jock-and-then-a-brain/) [K.D. Enos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-d-enos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/k-d-enos-97577_entire-life_i-ve-been-labeled-before-i-m-supposed-to_434098.jpg) > [I think you have to be a leader to be a coach. I think you have to be somebody who is willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-cain/i-think-you-have-to-be-a-leader-to-be-a-coach-i-think-you-have-to-be/) [Mary Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-cain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/mary-cain-8066_coach_i-think-you-have-to-be-a-leader-to-be-a_3062966.png) > [If you think you're a leader, and you look over your shoulder and there ain't nobody following you, man, you're just takin'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-nunn/if-you-think-you-re-a-leader-and-you-look-over-your-shoulder-and/) [Sam Nunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-nunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/sam-nunn-30492_following_if-you-think-you-re-a-leader-and-you-loo_2666508.jpg) > [It's part of my role to push the guys around me to be the best they can be. I think that's part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-tannehill/it-s-part-of-my-role-to-push-the-guys-around-me-to-be-the-best-they/) [Ryan Tannehill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-tannehill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/ryan-tannehill-6940_being_it-s-part-of-my-role-to-push-the-guys-ar_494475.jpg) > [I think every leader has to be willing to examine their own biases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-wiley/i-think-every-leader-has-to-be-willing-to-examine-their-own-biases/) [Maya Wiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-wiley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/maya-wiley-10040_examine_i-think-every-leader-has-to-be-willing-t_2464569.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-leader/#itemlist", "name": "Think Leader Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "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": "If I'd never played football, I don't think I'd be the leader I am today.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Randall Cunningham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randall-cunningham/if-i-d-never-played-football-i-don-t-think-i-d-be-the-leader-i-am/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/randall-cunningham-5186_football_if-i-d-never-played-football-i-don-t-thi_3106847.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/randall-cunningham-5186_football_if-i-d-never-played-football-i-don-t-thi_3106847.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/randall-cunningham-5186_football_if-i-d-never-played-football-i-don-t-thi_3106847.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I'd never played football, I don't think I'd be the leader I am today.” — Randall Cunningham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you think you're a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you're simply out for a walk.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James M. 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