Leadership Quotes

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

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"You only have one moment to make an impression."
Don Draper
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"You will walk in that room and you will not eat the fish."
Don Draper
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"Leadership is being willing to do what no one else will."
Veronica Mars
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"Leadership is getting people to follow you without making them feel like they have a choice."
Logan Echolls
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"A real leader doesn't need to tell everyone they're in charge."
Joan Holloway
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"A leader listens more than they speak."
Joan Holloway
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"A true leader does not ask permission; he commands."
Moriarty
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"I do not think like other men because I am not like other men."
Moriarty
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"A true leader leads by example, not by command."
Roger Sterling
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"Leadership is the burden of being right."
Roger Sterling
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"Command the room."
Olivia Pope
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"Sometimes power is about knowing when to let go."
Olivia Pope
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"I make the hard choices so others don't have to."
Olivia Pope
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"Control the narrative."
Olivia Pope
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"I demand excellence."
Olivia Pope
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"I am a master of manipulation."
Olivia Pope
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"I am the best strategist you know."
Olivia Pope
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"I don't need permission to be great."
Peggy Olson
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"A leader doesn't wait for others to give them permission."
Peggy Olson
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"True leaders inspire, they don't demand."
Peggy Olson
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"I have nothing to do with crime, except to prevent it."
Sherlock Holmes
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"You have brought order to chaos, and light to darkness."
Sherlock Holmes
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"Leadership requires intellect and will."
Sherlock Holmes
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"People want to be told what to do so badly that they'll listen to anyone."
Don Draper
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"I'm not interested in excuses."
Don Draper
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"Never underestimate the power of a well-placed word."
Alicia Florrick
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"Leadership is about making decisions others won't make."
Alicia Florrick
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"Leadership is about responsibility, not recognition."
Alicia Florrick
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"This is not a democracy anymore."
Rick Grimes
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"Sometimes I doubt myself. But I can't show it."
Rick Grimes