Leadership Quotes

151 inspire records in this category

“Pity the leader caught between unloving critics and uncritical lovers. ”

John Gardner  

“More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together. ”

Warren Bennis  

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

Dianne Feinstein  

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. ”

Alexander the Great  

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult. ”

Friedrich Nietzsche  

“Being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day. ”

Patrick Ness  

“Leaders shouldn’t attach moral significance to their ideas: Do that, and you can’t compromise. ”

Peter F. Drucker  

“A leader operating in enemy territory should always project positivity and optimism. ”

Naval Ravikant  

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

Warren Bennis  

“It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. ”

Adlai Stevenson  

“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way. ”

Tina Fey  

“Leaders don’t force people to follow – they invite them on a journey. ”

Charles S. Lauer  

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. ”

Martin Luther King Jr  

“The task of the leader is to get their people from where they are to where they have not been. ”

Henry Kissinger  

“Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream. ”

Warren Bennis  

“Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory. ”

Jocko Willink  

“It is well to respect the leader. Learn from him. Observe him. Study him. But don’t worship him. Believe you can surpass. Believe you can go beyond. Those who harbor the second-best attitude are invariably second-best doers. ”

David J. Schwartz  

“You can be a leader in your workplace, your neighborhood, or your family, all without having a title. ”

Travis Bradberry  

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand. ”

Colin Powell  

“Earn your leadership every day. ”

Michael Jordan  

“Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it. ”

John Naisbitt  

“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”

Tina Fey  

“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything ”

Thomas Sowell  

“We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark. ”

Whoopi Goldberg