Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

"Listen to your players, but don't lose your creative voice."
Shigeru Miyamoto
N
"People are more important than profits."
Nolan Bushnell
N
"Lead by example and inspire others through your actions."
Nolan Bushnell
N
"Create an environment where people can do their best work."
Nolan Bushnell
N
"Great leaders lift others up and celebrate their success."
Nolan Bushnell
N
"Build a culture where people feel valued and inspired."
Nolan Bushnell
J
"We paved the way for future generations."
Jean Jennings Bartik
J
"Change is inevitable for those willing to lead."
Jean Jennings Bartik
R
"The most powerful thing you can do is inspire others to create."
Ralph Baer
"I am the High Priestess of Mathematics!"
Ada Lovelace
S
"True leadership is not about making decisions for people, but enabling people to make better decisions."
Shunpei Yamazaki
S
"To lead others forward, you must first understand where you yourself are standing."
Shunpei Yamazaki
S
"A leader who never doubts is a leader who has stopped learning."
Shunpei Yamazaki
S
"Great work comes from great people who are well cared for and allowed to grow."
Shunpei Yamazaki
D
"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence."
Donna Dubinsky
D
"Leadership means serving others first."
Donna Dubinsky
D
"Real leaders admit when they're wrong."
Donna Dubinsky
D
"A leader's legacy is measured in lives changed."
Donna Dubinsky
N
"Leadership is about inspiring others to believe in something greater."
Nolan Bushnell
N
"A true leader lifts others as they rise."
Nolan Bushnell
N
"Leadership by example is the most powerful form."
Nolan Bushnell
C
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Carver Mead
C
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Carver Mead
C
"A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be."
Carver Mead
J
"The task of a talented person is often to point the way to the future."
John von Neumann
J
"If you have succeeded in getting the attention of the community, you have started right."
John von Neumann
J
"In any organization, if you wish to influence events, you must learn to think like a computer scientist."
John von Neumann
J
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
John von Neumann
R
"Leadership is showing others what's possible through your example."
Ralph Baer
J
"A true leader listens more than they speak."
Jean Jennings Bartik