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  A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

  Golda Meir

  Reality, Battle, Fit

  Quoted in Israel and Mary Shenker, As Good as Golda: The Warmth and Wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister (1970)

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• A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.

  J. P. Morgan

  Motivational, Inspiring, Wisdom

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

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• A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

  Ralph Nader

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

  Ken Olsen

  Standards

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• We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

  George S. Patton

  Motivational, Army, Sheep

  "Pocket Patriot: Quotes from American Heroes". Book edited by Kelly Nickell, p. 157, 2005.

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• The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap.

  Ayn Rand

  Men, Atlas, Literature

  Ayn Rand (1963). “For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition)”, p.105, Penguin

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• In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Thinking, President, Shapes

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Presidential, Looks, Cost

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.

  George Soros

  Responsibility, Humanity, Special

  George Soros (2007). “Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror”, p.25, PublicAffairs

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• Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Fighting, Differences, Forever

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  When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

  Dave Barry

  Business, Crazy, Bad Relationship

  Dave Barry (1998). “Dave Barry Turns 50”, Crown

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• A tale is told of a man in Paris during the upheaval in 1948, who saw a friend marching after a crowd toward the barricades. Warning him that these could not be held against the troops, that he had better keep way, he received this reply, " I must follow them. I am their leader."

  Abbott Lawrence Lowell

  Men, Paris, Troops

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• Transmit your vision emotionally by gaining credibility, demonstrating passion, establishing relationships and communicating a felt need. Transmit it logically by confronting reality, formulating strategy, accepting responsibility, celebrating victory and learning from defeat.

  John C. Maxwell

  Passion, Responsibility, Reality

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• If you're a leader, you don't push wet spaghetti, you pull it.

  Bill Mauldin

  Spaghetti, Wet, Ifs

  "The Brass Ring". Book by Bill Mauldin, 1971.

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• The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

  Carl Jung

  Friendship, Relationship, Positive

  Carl Gustav Jung (2001). “Modern Man in Search of a Soul”, p.49, Psychology Press

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  Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Rough Edges, Vision, Sharp Edges

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.

  Bear Bryant

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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• The end point of leadership is not just the position of power we reach, but the continual change and deepening we experience that makes a difference in our lives, our work, our world. Our leadership journeys are only at midpoint when we have achieved a position of power.

  Janet Hagberg

  Journey, Our World, Position Of Power

  Janet O. Hagberg (2002). “Real Power: Stages of Personal Power in Organizations, Third Edition”, p.273, Sheffield Publishing

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• If you fail to honor your people, They will fail to honor you; It is said of a good leader that When the work is done, the aim fulfilled, The people will say, "We did this ourselves."

  Laozi

  People, Honor, Done

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• Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Forgiveness, Wise

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• To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.

  Tom Robbins

  Positive Thinking, Perspective, Achievement

  "Jitterbug Perfume". Book by Tom Robbins, 1984.

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• No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place.

  Philip Danforth Armour

  Inspirational, Fighting, Men

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• If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you'll be ready to stop managing. And start leading.

  Mark Gonzales

  Motivational, Success, Want

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• There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.

  Amelia Earhart

  Two, Hypocrisy, Stones

  Amelia Earhart (1928). “20 hrs. 40 min”, Ayer Co Pub

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• Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.

  Winston Churchill

  Dictator, Socialism, Hungry

  Letter, 11 Nov. 1937, in Step by Step (1939) p. 186. Cf. the proverb "He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount" (see Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs under rides)

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