Quotes on Leadership

When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.

Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party

Trust is the essence of Leadership.

Followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination.

Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it.

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.

Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.

Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.

Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.

You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it's really let us down.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

Let him who would move and convince others, be first moved and convinced himself.

Each person must decide for himself what he wants each day. As a leader, I will expose you to the options and the likely consequences of those options. I'll even share my opinion if asked, but I'll never confuse it with the opinion, which simply doesn't exist.

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.

Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate.

If geek means you're willing to study things, and if you think science and engineering matter, I plead guilty. If your culture doesn't like geeks, you are in real trouble.

To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.