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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"You gotta be a man, take responsibility for your actions."
Sonny Corleone
S
"Listen to me, I know what I'm talking about."
Sonny Corleone
S
"I'm gonna call the shots around here now."
Sonny Corleone
S
"I'm gonna show you how a real man handles his business."
Sonny Corleone
M
"Power is not in taking life—it's in the power to decide."
Michael Corleone
M
"Clemenza, you're going to have to manage the whole thing now."
Michael Corleone
M
"A true leader never shows weakness."
Michael Corleone
W
"Leadership in a crisis reveals true character."
Wendy Torrance
W
"Leadership requires sacrifice and selflessness."
Wendy Torrance
D
"Leadership is burden I never wanted."
Danny Torrance
J
"A woman needs to understand her place in the family hierarchy."
Jack Torrance
E
"These people are here to protect you. They're soldiers."
Ellen Ripley
E
"A true leader protects those who cannot protect themselves."
Ellen Ripley
E
"Leadership is accepting responsibility for every decision."
Ellen Ripley
J
"The world is waiting for people brave enough to change it."
Jenny Curran
M
"I'll make you an offer you cannot refuse."
Michael Corleone
M
"I want you to arrange a meeting."
Michael Corleone
M
"The whole world's sad when the Don dies."
Michael Corleone
M
"Even if there was some truth in what you say, it is better to be feared than loved."
Michael Corleone
M
"Clemenza is a good man, give him responsibility."
Michael Corleone
M
"The man who wants to lead must take certain actions."
Michael Corleone
M
"We're going to have some very important people coming into your office."
Michael Corleone
M
"People come to me and they say, 'Don Corleone, what should I do?'"
Michael Corleone
V
"A man is judged not by the life he lives, but by the legacy he leaves."
Vito Corleone
V
"The business, it requires a cool head and a warm heart."
Vito Corleone
V
"But you are not a wartime consigliere. You think like a man in times of peace."
Vito Corleone
D
"I was just a boy, but I had to be a man."
Danny Torrance
J
"Leadership means making hard choices when no one else will."
Jack Torrance
E
"You have to make difficult choices when lives are at stake. There's no room for hesitation."
Ellen Ripley
E
"Leadership means making the hard calls so others don't have to."
Ellen Ripley