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Leaders are made, they are not born

Vince Lombardi

Singleness Of Purpose, Effort, Leader

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.61, Thomas Nelson Inc

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Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Inspiring, Leadership, Fear

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In times of change, learners inherit the earth

Erich Fromm

Leadership, Times Have Changed, Earth

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Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Douglas MacArthur

Leadership, Order, Giving

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Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

Tom Peters

Leadership, Business, Insperational

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To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Leadership, Excellence, Vision

Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.160, Penguin

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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.

Warren G. Bennis

Leadership, Future Leaders, Born Leaders

Warren Bennis, Steven B. Sample, Rob Asghar (2015). “The Art and Adventure of Leadership: Understanding Failure, Resilience and Success”, p.15, John Wiley & Sons

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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

Ken Blanchard

Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball

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The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.

John Buchan

Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

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As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Bill Gates

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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Inventories can be managed, but people must be led.

Ross Perot

Leadership, Business, People

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Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Inspirational, Strength, Success

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

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Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men -- the other 999 follow women.

Groucho Marx

Motivational, Leadership, Witty

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Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination, with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.

Noah Porter

Leadership, Determination, Moving

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To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Inspirational, Leadership, Team

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Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

Vince Lombardi, Balance Design (1998). “Motivation Lombardi Style”

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The leader works in the open and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Theodore Roosevelt

Leadership, Boss, Outstanding Leaders

Theodore Roosevelt (1926). “The Works of Theodore Roosevelt”

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My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

Bernard Law Montgomery

Leadership, Motivation, Character

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Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

Saint Augustine

Inspirational Life, Philosophical, Humility

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In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Leadership, Work, Character

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1839). “Hyperion: A Romance”, p.203

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Leaders are not born, they're made.

Vince Lombardi

Leadership, Discipline, Effort

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

Aristotle

Leadership, Dancing, Followers

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Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.

Laozi

Leadership, Panic, Great Leader

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The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.

Winston Churchill

Leadership, Vision, Looks

Winston Churchill (2001). “The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill”, Michael O'Mara Books

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Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be prooud, but not arrogant.

Zig Ziglar

Leadership, Strong, Humble

FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Dec 27, 2013

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