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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"Every person deserves to be heard."
Clark Kent
C
"A true leader lifts others up."
Clark Kent
C
"Respect is earned through action."
Clark Kent
S
"The greatest power is the power to inspire."
Superman
S
"The best leaders lift others up."
Superman
J
"I don't follow rules. Rules follow me."
Joker
S
"I am the master of this land. All who dwell here serve my will."
Sauron
S
"My servants do not question. They obey."
Sauron
S
"I do not make threats. I state inevitabilities."
Sauron
H
"Gotham needs a symbol. Someone to believe in."
Harvey Dent
H
"I wanted to inspire people. Fear is just inspiration with better results."
Harvey Dent
H
"Gotham doesn't believe in heroes. So I became something worse."
Harvey Dent
B
"Sometimes people need more than a man. Sometimes they need a symbol."
Bruce Wayne / Batman
B
"I don't make the rules. But I do enforce them."
Bruce Wayne / Batman
B
"I don't need a cape to be a hero. But Gotham needs the symbol."
Bruce Wayne / Batman
L
"The world needs heroes, but it also needs witnesses. That's what journalists are."
Lois Lane
L
"The city needs Superman, but it also needs people willing to ask hard questions."
Lois Lane
L
"The press is supposed to speak truth to power. That's not negotiable."
Lois Lane
L
"I write for the people who can't write for themselves."
Lois Lane
L
"Every day is a chance to prove why the press is essential to democracy."
Lois Lane
L
"The world doesn't need a hero. It needs a leader."
Lex Luthor
L
"Every great achievement requires someone willing to do the unsavory work."
Lex Luthor
L
"The strong don't ask permission. They reshape the world to their vision."
Lex Luthor
L
"Leadership is born not from power, but from the trust of those who follow."
Legolas
L
"A true leader serves those they lead, not themselves."
Legolas
S
"The weak are meant to serve the strong."
Sauron
S
"All nations shall bow before my throne."
Sauron
S
"I need no council; my will is law."
Sauron
J
"I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be."
Joker
G
"We are but servants, servants of the precious."
Gollum