Quotes on Leadership

It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.

It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.

There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now

Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep, and in writing the last line of your poem

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

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

I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.