Leadership Quotes

What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.

30104 quotes

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"Leaders are made, not born."
Frank Rossitano
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"Leadership is getting other people to do crazy stuff with you."
Jean-Ralphio
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"Leadership is being the first one to the party and the last one to leave."
Jean-Ralphio
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"I'm a professional. I maintain certain standards."
Ray Gillette
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"That's not my job. My job is to be right."
Ray Gillette
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"People need structure. They need someone to make the hard calls."
Ray Gillette
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"This is why we have protocols in the first place."
Ray Gillette
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"You're going to have to trust my expertise on this."
Ray Gillette
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"Sometimes you have to be the adult in the room."
Ray Gillette
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"Professional standards exist for a reason."
Ray Gillette
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"I'm not here to be popular. I'm here to be right."
Ray Gillette
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"You should always follow the rules. Rules exist for a reason."
Kenneth Parcell
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"A good leader serves others, not themselves."
Kenneth Parcell
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"Leadership means making decisions others wouldn't dare make."
Dr. Krieger
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"Leadership requires making the hard choices."
Dr. Krieger
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"A real leader makes people want to follow."
Cheryl Tunt
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"Leadership is making people do what I want."
Cheryl Tunt
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"Leadership is about making other people better, not yourself."
Hannibal Buress
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"Leadership means serving, not ruling."
Hannibal Buress
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"You can't manage what you don't understand, and you can't understand what you don't listen to."
Pete Hornberger
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"A true leader knows when to take credit and when to blame someone else."
Pete Hornberger
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"Leadership is 10% vision and 90% pretending to know what you're doing."
Pete Hornberger
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"Treat yo'self like the leader you are."
Treat Yo'Self
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"Leadership means showing others how to treat yo'self."
Treat Yo'Self
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"This is why we can't have nice things."
Malory Archer
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"That's not a suggestion, that's an order."
Malory Archer
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"Act like you've been there before."
Malory Archer
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"I don't need your understanding, I need your obedience."
Malory Archer
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"Just do what I say and stop asking questions."
Malory Archer
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"That's not how a professional handles themselves."
Malory Archer