Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

C
"I have made difficult choices so others need not."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"Control the information, control the world."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"I have seen the future, and I have shaped it."
Cigarette Smoking Man
J
"I'm stepping up, yo."
Jesse Pinkman
G
"Leadership is about bearing witness, not control."
Gillian Anderson
G
"We are responsible for the world we create through our choices."
Gillian Anderson
B
"I'm not your enemy, I'm your salvation."
Breaking Bad Walter White
B
"I provide, I protect."
Breaking Bad Walter White
H
"I've dedicated my life to the law because it matters."
Hank Schrader
H
"A man has to stand for something."
Hank Schrader
D
"We are defined by our choices."
David Duchovny
D
"Leadership is service."
David Duchovny
G
"A man must have control over his circumstances."
Gus Fring
G
"A good manager knows his people."
Gus Fring
G
"A true leader never loses his composure."
Gus Fring
G
"A good leader inspires loyalty through his actions."
Gus Fring
G
"I believe in the importance of proper management."
Gus Fring
W
"A man's career is built on the decisions he makes when no one is watching."
Walter Skinner
W
"A leader must stand firm even when standing alone."
Walter Skinner
W
"A bureaucrat seeks order; a leader seeks truth."
Walter Skinner
W
"A leader's legacy is measured by those he inspires."
Walter Skinner
S
"Leadership means being the smartest person in the room—or at least acting like it."
Saul Goodman
S
"Leadership is knowing who holds the power and making them your ally."
Saul Goodman
D
"Leadership means making hard choices for the greater good."
Dana Scully
D
"We protect those who cannot protect themselves."
Dana Scully
G
"Leadership is taking responsibility when no one else will."
Gillian Anderson
G
"Leadership is service disguised as authority."
Gillian Anderson
C
"The future belongs to those who control the present."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"Leadership requires the willingness to stand alone."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"The dead cannot challenge authority."
Cigarette Smoking Man