Quotes on Leadership

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.

The power to lead is the power to mislead, and the power to mislead is the power to destroy.

Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

In fair weather prepare for foul.

There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.

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.

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

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

He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.

Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.