Leadership Quotes - Page 38

• Courage! Do not fall back.

  Joan of Arc

  Fall, Fall Back

  Saint Joan (of Arc) (1961). “Joan of Arc: Self Portrait”

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• I was born an American, I live like an American, I will die an American.

  John F. Kennedy

  Patriotism, Born, Dies

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• It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.

  George Washington

  Motivational, Inspiring, Thinking

  George Washington, John Clement Fitzpatrick, David Maydole Matteson (1776). “The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799”, p.269

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• The person who sees the difficulties so clearly that he does not discern the possibilities cannot inspire a vision in others.

  J. Oswald Sanders

  Christian, Inspire, Vision

  J. Oswald Sanders (2007). “Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer”, p.57, Moody Publishers

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• The first key to leadership is self-control.

  Jack Weatherford

  Keys, Self, Firsts

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• A company should limit its growth based on its ability to attract enough of the right people.

  James C. Collins

  People, Growth, Limits

  "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't". Book by James C. Collins, January 1, 2001.

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• ...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Fall, Men, Long

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.1050, Macmillan

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• When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Men, Republic, Spirit

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• Leaders in all realms and activities of life knew that the power they had come to hold existed because they were responsible to serve the many, thus power was position of service.

  Vanna Bonta

  Responsible, Realms, Position

  "Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel". Book by Vanna Bonta. Chapter 50, 1995.

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• If you would attain to what you are not yet, you must always be displeased by what you are. For where you are pleased with yourself there you have remained. Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing.

  Saint Augustine

  Change, Learning, Goal

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• When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Responsibility, Roles, Action

  Kelley Armstrong (2014). “Darkness Rising Trilogy, 3-book bundle: The Gathering, The Calling, The Rising”, p.263, Penguin

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• We do not see the world as it is. We see the word as we are.

  Anais Nin

  World

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• Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.

  Tony Robbins

  Change, Pain, Staying

  "On Healing a Broken World" by Katerina Pozzi Baratta, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 12, 2016.

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• This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Jobs, People, Important

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• Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.

  Ted Chiang

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Past

  Ted Chiang (2007). “The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate”, Subterranean

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• When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take choose the bolder.

  William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Motivational, Positive, Inspiration

  Elbert Hubbard “Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Complete 14 Volumes”, Library of Alexandria

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• Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice.

  John McCain

  Positive, Motivation, Opportunity

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  Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

  Lou Holtz

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

  Hugh Downs

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Change is inevitable. Progress is optional .

  Tony Robbins

  Change, Positive, Success

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• A leader's attitude is caught by his or her followers more quickly than his or her actions.

  John C. Maxwell

  Positive, Attitude, Followers

  John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.76, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

  Mother Teresa

  Love, Life, Sad

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• None of us is as smart as all of us.

  Ken Blanchard

  Inspirational, Teamwork, Educational

  Twitter post from Dec 13, 2012

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• Be the chief but never the lord.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Dozing

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