Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

B
"Never ask a man to do something you wouldn't do yourself."
Breaking Bad Walter White
B
"Fear is the foundation of respect."
Breaking Bad Walter White
B
"Others bend to my will through strategy."
Breaking Bad Walter White
F
"Leadership means being willing to walk a path alone if necessary."
Fox Mulder
F
"Leadership demands more than intelligence; it demands compassion."
Fox Mulder
B
"I'm the one who does the deciding around here, McFly."
Biff Tannen
B
"I run this place like a well-oiled machine."
Biff Tannen
B
"I'm the king of this castle, and I make the rules."
Biff Tannen
D
"Leadership is easy—it's responsibility that's impossible."
David Duchovny
D
"Leadership is bearing the burden of others' consequences."
David Duchovny
W
"Success in leadership means making decisions that others won't, even when you stand alone."
Walter Skinner
W
"In this bureau, loyalty is tested daily and rarely rewarded."
Walter Skinner
W
"Leadership requires making choices that will haunt you for the rest of your life."
Walter Skinner
D
"Leadership requires vision and integrity."
Dr. Emmett Brown
F
"Leadership is earned through integrity, not authority."
Fox Mulder
G
"A true leader questions authority, including their own."
Gillian Anderson
G
"Leadership is the burden of seeing what others cannot."
Gillian Anderson
D
"Leadership means being willing to go first into the darkness."
Dana Scully
D
"Leadership is taking responsibility for others' suffering."
Dana Scully
C
"A true leader makes decisions others are too afraid to contemplate."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"Leadership is the art of making others want what you want."
Cigarette Smoking Man
B
"The strong lead; the weak follow."
Biff Tannen
D
"Real leadership is admitting when you're wrong."
David Duchovny
D
"Leadership is not about having the answers—it's about finding them together."
David Duchovny
W
"Leadership isn't about having all the answers. It's about asking the right questions."
Walter Skinner
W
"I stand at the intersection of duty and doubt. It's a precarious place."
Walter Skinner
W
"The strength of a leader is measured by their willingness to be wrong."
Walter Skinner
W
"Leadership is the burden of knowing more than you can tell."
Walter Skinner
D
"I value those willing to question the status quo."
Dana Scully
F
"True leadership requires moral courage."
Fox Mulder