Leadership Quotes

"What you cannot enforce, do not command."

"The most just ruler is not he who rules with the hardest hand, but with the wisest heart."

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence."

"The state is made up of three classes: the wealthy, who rule; the poor, who are ruled; and the wise, who understand both."

"The mind of a tyrant grows like a weed in the garden of democracy."

"The people are like a ship without a captain in stormy seas."

"The strongest leadership comes from understanding what others fail to see."

"To lead others, one must first learn to follow the deeper currents of nature."

"All leadership flows from the willingness to serve others first."

"The future belongs to those with the vision to imagine it and courage to build it."

"A true leader doesn't command - they inspire."

"Leadership is service with authority."

"Leadership is convincing people that your crazy ideas are actually their ideas."

"Leadership demands a keen understanding of the elements that compose human nature."

"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower"

"Don't wait for opportunity. Create it"

"The greatest glory is in service"

"Leaders who cannot listen will not be followed long."

"Leadership is the burden of caring for others."

"Leadership is service to others."

"Leadership is influence without coercion."

"The man who wishes to be obeyed must first learn to obey."

"Your voice matters, use it."

"Leadership is responsibility, not privilege."

"A true leader lifts others up."

"Leadership is taking the blame for the bad shows and sharing credit for the good ones."

"Leadership is service to something greater than yourself."

"Those who wander in darkness follow the opinions of the multitude."

"Leadership demands understanding of natural hierarchy."