Leadership Quotes

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

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"True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way."
Lao Tzu
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"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Ann Landers
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"Leadership is about making others better because of your presence."
Ann Landers
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"Power without wisdom leads to tyranny; wisdom without power leads to impotence."
Alfred Adler
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"What is a leader? A leader is someone who takes you where you don't think you can go."
Russell Baker
"Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised."
Dear Abby
"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence is a habit."
Dear Abby
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"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Ann Landers
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"Leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less."
Ann Landers
"To lead people, walk behind them."
Lao Tzu
"The Master doesn't talk, he acts. When his work is done, the people say, 'It happened naturally.'"
Lao Tzu
"The Master leads by example, not by command."
Lao Tzu
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"The art of encouraging others is the foundation of great leadership."
Alfred Adler
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"The highest calling is to inspire others to reach their potential."
Alfred Adler
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"A leader serves others."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Leaders listen more than they speak."
Jimmy Breslin
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"A good leader listens more than he talks."
Mike Royko
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"Leadership is about serving others, not yourself."
Mike Royko
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"The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is easy to say yes."
Russell Baker
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"One cannot govern without faith."
Russell Baker
"The leader who serves is the greatest leader."
Lao Tzu
"The leader who knows himself is the wisest of all."
Lao Tzu
"To get the best out of a man, go to his virtues, not his faults."
Dear Abby
"The best way to inspire people is to truly care about them."
Dear Abby
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"Leadership is taking responsibility for things that aren't your fault."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Mike Royko
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"Don't wait for opportunity. Create it."
Mike Royko
"The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores."
Lao Tzu
"The Master doesn't give people orders but awakens their own mastery."
Lao Tzu
"The wise leader is like water—always finding the path of least resistance."
Lao Tzu