Leadership Quotes

53. He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

^{Sun Tzu}

54. My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.

^{Duke Ellington}

55. The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

^{Tony Blair}

56. The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.

^{Barbara Sher}

57. If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

^{William James}

58. Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

^{Jesse Jackson}

59. Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.

^{Nolan Bushnell}

60. Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

^{E. Joseph Cossman}

61. Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

^{Bo Bennett}

62. It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

^{Daniel Defoe}

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

^{Golda Meir}

64. The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

^{Casey Stengel}

65. Leadership can not be measured in a poll or even in the result of an election. It can only be truly seen with the benefit of time. From the perspective of 20 years, not 20 days.

^{Marco Rubio}

66. The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

^{J. Paul Getty}

67. Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It’s being able to take it as well as dish it out. That’s the only way you’re going to get respect from the players.

^{Larry Bird}

68. I look for what needs to be done. After all, that’s how the universe designs itself.

^{R. Buckminster Fuller}

69. The real leader has no need to lead – he is content to point the way.

^{Henry Miller}

70. There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

^{Chuck Tanner}

71. I don’t know any other way to lead but by example.

^{Don Shula}

72. To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.

^{Aristotle Onassis}

73. Leadership does not depend on being right.

^{Ivan Illich}

74. Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn soeasily.

^{Thomas Szasz}

75. What helps people, helps business.

^{Leo Burnett}

76. Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.

^{Steve Ballmer}

77. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, andwisdom.

^{Dee Hock}

78. The sharp employ the sharp.

^{Douglas William Jerrold}

79. It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.

^{Michael Eisner}

80. To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

^{John H. Johnson}

81. You have to lead people gently toward what they already know is right.

^{Phil Crosby}

82. No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.

^{Michel de Montaigne}

83. Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.

^{Tom Hopkins}

84. Leaders have to act more quickly today. The pressure comes much faster.

^{Andy Grove}

85. Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

^{Laurence J. Peter}

86. The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both.

^{Vaclav Havel}

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

^{Ken Olsen}

88. I’m not a natural leader. I’m too intellectual; I’m too abstract; I think too much.

^{Newt Gingrich}

89. One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.

^{Stefan Zweig}

90. Leaders grasp nettles.

^{David Ogilvy}

91. If you want to get the most out of your men, give them a break! Don’t make them work completely in the dark. If you do, they won’t do a bit more than they have to. But if they comprehend, they’ll work like mad.

^{Chesty Puller}

92. Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

^{John C. Maxwell}

93. A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

^{Henry Kissinger}

94. I have always supported measures and principles and not men.

^{Davy Crockett}

95. The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

^{Charles de Gaulle}

96. When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.’

^{Lao Tzu}

97. Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

^{Stephen Covey}

98. Leadership is influence.

^{John C. Maxwell}

99. Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.

^{Warren Bennis}

100. I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.

^{Vladimir Horowitz}

101. The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.

^{Cyril Falls}

102. You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

^{An Wang}

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

^{Steve Jobs}

104. Don’t find fault, find a remedy.

^{Henry Ford}

105. People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

^{Theodore Roosevelt}

106. A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

^{Napoleon Bonaparte}

107. Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.

^{David Joseph Schwartz}