Great Leader Quotes - Page 7

• When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

  George Orwell

  Leadership, Courage, Empowering Others

  George Orwell (1970). “A Collection of Essays”, p.114, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.

  Eric Hoffer

  Leadership, Coaching, Vision

  Eric Hoffer (1980). “The True Believer”

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• I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Leadership is not so much about technique and methods as it is about opening the heart. Leadership is about inspiration-of oneself and of others. Great leadership is about human experiences, not processes. Leadership is not a formula or a program, it is a human activity that comes from the heart and considers the hearts of others. It is an attitude, not a routine.

  Lance Secretan

  Inspirational, Leadership, Attitude

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• Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  President Robert Robbins' Installation Speech, president.arizona.edu. November 29, 2017.

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• No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him.

  W. H. Auden

  Inspirational, Leadership, Joy

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• Servant-leadership is more than a concept, it is a fact. Any great leader, by which I also mean an ethical leader of any group, will see herself or himself as a servant of that group and will act accordingly.

  M. Scott Peck

  Leadership, Mean, Groups

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• The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

  Blaine Lee Pardoe

  Leadership, Stars, Business

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• If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you'll need their help. And two, because it's a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.

  Simon Sinek

  Two, People, Leader

  "Show Respect As A Leader: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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• Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Leadership, Stage, Effects

  "The Edge of the Sword".

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• Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.

  John Peter Zenger

  Leadership, Vision, Weakness

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• Great leadership usually starts with a willing heart,
  a positive attitude, and a desire to make a difference.

  Mac Anderson

  Leadership, Attitude, Heart

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  The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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• Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball

  John F. Kennedy's Speech at the Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 17, 1960.

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• Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.

  Jim Rohn

  Leadership, Motivational Sports, Average

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from May 26, 2016

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• Great leaders understand that the right attitude will set the right atmosphere, which enables the right response from others.

  John C. Maxwell

  Attitude, Leader, Atmosphere

  John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.74, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can’t see. They are good at giving us things we would never think of asking for.

  Simon Sinek

  Leadership, Thinking, Organization

  Simon Sinek (2009). “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”, p.48, Penguin

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• Great leaders see money as fuel, not a destination.

  Simon Sinek

  Leader, Fuel, Destination

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• The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their lives to accomplish. They made a difference!

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Differences, Made

  John C. Maxwell (2012). “The Complete 101 Collection”, p.138, Harper Collins

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• Your leadership depends on you. You can only be a great leader when you can lead yourself well first.

  Richard Norris

  Leader

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• Leaders stand out. Good leaders succeed. Great leaders make a difference in the world.

  Cheryl Richardson

  Leadership, Differences, Making A Difference

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• The difference between a good leader and a great leader is humility.

  James C. Collins

  Humility, Differences, Leader

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• A great leader makes what is visible in their mind, visible to all.

  Ron Kaufman

  Service Culture, Leader, Mind

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• While great leaders may be as rare as great runners, great actors, or great painters, everyone has leadership potential, just as everyone has some ability at running, acting, and painting.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Running, Leader, Acting

  Warren G. Bennis, Burt Nanus (2003). “Leaders: the strategies for taking charge”

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• Great leaders communicate a vision that captures the imagination and fires the hearts and minds of those around them.

  Joseph B. Wirthlin

  Heart, Fire, Imagination

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