Inspiring Leader Quotes - Page 4

• You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Funny, Relationship, Leadership

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• Power isn't control at all-power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn't someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.

  Beth Revis

  Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

  Beth Revis (2011). “Across the Universe”, p.250, Penguin

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• To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

  Andre Malraux

  Leadership, Military, Vision

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• He who has great power should use it lightly.

  Seneca the Younger

  Leadership, Philosophical, Vision

  "Troades". Line 336, 1st century.

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• A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.

  Polybius

  Leadership, Creative, Victory

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• I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

  Laozi

  Leadership, Humility, Men

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• He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.

  Aristotle

  Leadership, Dancing, Followers

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• Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.

  Tina Fey

  Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

  "Bossypants". Book by Tina Fey, 2011.

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  Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

  Audrey Hepburn

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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• Do your thing and don't care if they like it.

  Tina Fey

  Witty, Being Yourself, Badass

  "We Didn't Come to Saturday Night Live To Be Cute" by Tina Fey, www.slate.com. July 25, 2011.

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• True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.

  Sheri L. Dew

  Leadership, Inspire, Lifting Others

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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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• It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

  Seneca the Younger

  Inspirational, Strength, Success

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Ensure that you do things differently from everyone else

  Sara Blakely

  Female, Powerful Women, Empowering Women

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• Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

  Mitt Romney

  Leadership, Responsibility, Excuse

  "Mitt Romney's Florida Victory Speech". www.realclearpolitics.com. January 31, 2012.

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• Don't waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions... Do your thing and don't care if they like it.

  Tina Fey

  Motivational, Confidence, Self Esteem

  "Bossypants". Book by Tina Fey, April 5, 2011.

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• The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader.

  Albert Einstein

  Leadership, Born Leaders, Able

  Albert Einstein (2011). “The World As I See It”, p.14, Open Road Media

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• The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leader and followers.

  Garry Wills

  Leadership, Motivation, Goal

  Garry Wills (2013). “Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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• An Airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Don't be intimidated by what you don't know.

  Sara Blakely

  Inspirational, Female, Powerful Women

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• Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Change, Leadership

  "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey, (p. 101), 1989.

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• A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

  Rosalynn Carter

  Motivational, Leadership, People

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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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  A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Inspirational, Leadership, Confidence

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  Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

  Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.72, Prabhat Prakashan

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