By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many.
J. K. RowlingRead
Dumbledore will only leave from Hogwarts when there are none loyal to him!
Interpretation
What this quote means
Loyalty is essential in leadership and creates a strong bond that holds a community together.
This quote emphasizes the significance of loyalty in relationships, particularly between a leader and their followers. Dumbledore, as a leader at Hogwarts, values the loyalty of those around him, indicating that true leadership is sustained by mutual trust and commitment. When loyalty fades, so does the leader's influence and presence, highlighting the profound connection between leadership and loyalty.
Themes
LoyaltyLeadershipTrustCommunityHogwarts
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about teamwork, one might quote Dumbledore to emphasize the importance of loyalty among team members.
More from J. K. Rowling
All quotes →Where are you heading, if you’ve got the choice?” James lifted an invisible sword. “‘Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!’ Like my dad.” Snape made a small, disparaging noise. James turned on him. “Got a problem with that?” “No,” said Snape, though his slight sneer said otherwise. “If you’d rather be brawny than brainy —” “Where’re you hoping to go, seeing as you’re neither?” interjected Sirius.
J. K. RowlingRead
Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore.
J. K. RowlingRead
I tell you, that dragon's the most horrible animal I've ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you'd think it was a fluffy little bunny rabbit.
J. K. RowlingRead
Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it?
J. K. RowlingRead
The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed.
J. K. RowlingRead
Similar quotes
To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.
John F. KennedyRead
Look - this is the terror of being a founder & CEO. It is all your fault. Every decision, every person you hire, every dumb thing you buy or do - ultimately, you're at the end.
Ben HorowitzRead
If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves.
Lyndon B. JohnsonRead
TEAMWORK: the fuel that allows common people attain uncommon results.
Andrew CarnegieRead
If you're interested in the job and in the kind of work that's done, you have to have an interest in who's going to fill your shoes.
John Paul StevensRead
Power is the ability to achieve purpose.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Read