Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

W
"A true leader commands respect through fear and good benefits."
Waylon Smithers
W
"A boss is only as good as his most dedicated employee."
Waylon Smithers
W
"Great leaders lift others up as they climb."
Waylon Smithers
C
"All right, all right, everybody calm down. There's nothing to worry about."
Chief Wiggum
C
"Remember, you're the chief."
Chief Wiggum
C
"Leadership is about making tough decisions. Glazed or chocolate?"
Chief Wiggum
L
"I'm not a leader, but I'll follow my friends anywhere."
Lenny Leonard
C
"A good leader listens to his people."
Carl Carlson
C
"Leadership means serving others first."
Carl Carlson
N
"A real leader doesn't ask, they take."
Nelson Muntz
N
"I don't follow rules, I make them."
Nelson Muntz
K
"Leadership is knowing when to speak and when to let your hair speak for you."
Kent Brockman
K
"Leadership means making decisions others are afraid to make."
Kent Brockman
G
"A true leader leads by example and honest work."
Groundskeeper Willie
G
"Leadership means takin' responsibility for yer actions."
Groundskeeper Willie
M
"A good leader listens more than he talks."
Moe Szyslak
M
"Leadership means putting others before yourself."
Moe Szyslak
B
"A true leader knows when to hold them and when to fold them."
Barney Gumble
N
"A good leader serves others before himself."
Ned Flanders
N
"Leaders serve; they do not command."
Ned Flanders
K
"A good leader knows when to take credit and when to blame the writers."
Krusty the Clown
K
"A leader eats first, takes the best dressing room, and blames the writers!"
Krusty the Clown
N
"Leadership means everyone follows me or gets hurt."
Nelson Muntz
N
"Leadership is everyone doing what I say."
Nelson Muntz
L
"The best leadership is no leadership, where everyone just does what they want."
Lenny Leonard
M
"Excellent. Release the robot Santa!"
Mr. Burns
M
"I am Sparta!"
Mr. Burns
M
"I would rather rule in hell than serve in heaven."
Mr. Burns
M
"The world is divided into the powerful and the powerless."
Mr. Burns
M
"Excellent plan. I'll take all the credit and none of the blame."
Mr. Burns