Leadership Quotes - Page 9

• Force always attracts men of low morality.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Life, God

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

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• If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Encouraging, Strong Women, Time

  "The feminist who didn't want to be called one" by Christine Todd Whitman, www.politico.com. December 9, 2013.

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• The important word there is inspire. The key difference between managers and leaders is that managers tell people what to do, while leaders inspire them to do it. Inspiration comes from three things: clarity of one's vision, courage of their conviction and the ability to effectively communicate both of those things.

  Jeff Weiner

  Courage, Business, Communication

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• Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Motivational, Education

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• The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success.

  John C. Maxwell

  People, Chance, Choose Wisely

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• People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Sep 22, 2016

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

  Jim Rohn

  Motivational Sports, Average, Challenges

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from May 26, 2016

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• It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Motivational, Perseverance, Philosophy

  Address at Oglethorpe University, 22 May (1932)

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• Community leadership is the courage, creativity and capacity to inspire participation, development and sustainability for strong communities.

  Gustav Nossal

  Strong, Creativity, Community

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• The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Positivity, People, Getting Older

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• Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

  George S. Patton

  Military, Bad Ass, Sheep

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

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• It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Loyalty, Volunteer

  Eleanor Roosevelt, David Emblidge (1990). “Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day: The post-war years, her acclaimed columns, 1945-1952”, 1990.

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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

  Vision, Looks, Ears

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

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• Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

  James Cash Penney

  Confidence, Trust No One, Honor

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• Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Success, Confidence

  FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Aug 01, 2013

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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, Business

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• To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

  "Courage: the heart and spirit of every woman : reclaiming the forgotten virtue". Book by Sandra Ford Walston, 2001.

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• If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Looks, Strategy, Masters

  Miyamoto Musashi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Inazo Nitobe (2010). “Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.”, p.16, Bottom of the Hill

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• Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

  Peter Drucker

  Life Changing, Helping Others, Sight

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• Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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  Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

  Sam Walton

  Motivational, Educational, Self Esteem

  Attributed in "The 101 Greatest Business Principles of All Time" by Leslie Pockell, November 23, 2004.

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• If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.

  Dolly Parton

  Inspirational, Dream, Business

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• Leadership means realizing potential-in yourself and in the people you lead.... The leader and followers cocreate their identities and performance.

  Justin Menkes

  Mean, People, Identity

  Justin Menkes (2013). “Better Under Pressure: How Great Leaders Bring Out the Best in Themselves and Others”, p.5, Harvard Business Press

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• It is hard to feel bad about yourself when you are doing something good for someone else. There are a lot of ways to lift your self-esteem, but making a positive difference in another's life has got to be my best leadership guidance. Serving others and working to add value to them will lift your spirits in a way that nothing else will. Trust me on this one.

  John C. Maxwell

  Self Esteem, Differences, Add

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• Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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