Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

"The Master uses their power like a river uses gravity."
Lao Tzu
W
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Wallace Matthews
W
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Wallace Matthews
W
"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things."
Wallace Matthews
W
"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions."
Wallace Matthews
"A leader is someone who knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way."
Dear Abby
"Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less."
Dear Abby
A
"Some people use their influence to build themselves up, others use it to lift others."
Ann Landers
A
"If you want to change others, start by changing yourself."
Ann Landers
A
"The most effective leaders are those who make others feel important."
Ann Landers
J
"The best leaders are the ones who listen more than they talk."
Jimmy Breslin
J
"The best leaders lift others up, not themselves."
Jimmy Breslin
W
"I offered my full services to the government, well knowing that this would be the last time I should offer them."
Walter Mondale
W
"The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it."
Walter Mondale
W
"Leadership is about making the hard choices."
Walter Mondale
W
"Politics should be about serving others."
Walter Mondale
W
"Service to others is the highest calling."
Walter Mondale
R
"Leadership is not about being in charge; it's about taking care of those in your charge."
Russell Baker
"The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision."
Lao Tzu
"The Master has no mind of his own; the minds of the people are his mind."
Lao Tzu
"The Master teaches without words and accomplishes much by doing nothing."
Lao Tzu
B
"Leadership is about service to others."
Bill Moyers
B
"Leaders serve, not rule."
Bill Moyers
S
"Leadership means serving others, not commanding them."
Scott Pelley
S
"The greatest leaders listen more than they speak."
Scott Pelley
M
"Leadership is earned through showing up when others quit."
Mike Royko
W
"Leadership is about service to others, not power over them."
Walter Mondale
W
"A leader must listen more than they speak."
Walter Mondale
W
"The path of leadership is often lonely."
Walter Mondale
J
"Leadership is taking responsibility for others' wellbeing."
Jimmy Breslin