Leadership Quotes

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

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"A real leader lifts others up instead of holding them down."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Trust is the currency of good reporting and good leadership."
Scott Pelley
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"To lead is to serve those who have entrusted you with authority."
Scott Pelley
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"To lead with integrity is to be willing to lose."
Scott Pelley
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"The responsibility of power is to protect the powerless."
Scott Pelley
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"To lead well is to make yourself unnecessary over time."
Scott Pelley
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"The art of effective leadership is knowing when to hold your tongue and when to speak your mind with purpose."
Russell Baker
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"The person who leads without followers is merely walking alone, regardless of their title."
Russell Baker
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"The paradox of leadership is that the best leaders often doubt their authority."
Russell Baker
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"Leadership means taking the hit so others don't have to."
Jimmy Breslin
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"The great tradition of public service requires us to see ourselves as part of something larger than our own ambitions."
Bill Moyers
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"Leadership means serving those who have no power."
Bill Moyers
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"The work of leadership is to inspire others to believe in what is possible."
Bill Moyers
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"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Mike Royko
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"A leader is someone people follow even when they don't have to."
Mike Royko
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"We need to help others realize their potential through encouragement and acceptance."
Fred Rogers
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"A leader's true measure is not in the applause they receive, but in the lives they improve."
Walter Mondale
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"The greatest resource any nation possesses is the potential of its people."
Walter Mondale
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"The measure of our success should be the success of those we serve."
Walter Mondale
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"To lead is to risk failure, but to not lead is to guarantee it."
Walter Mondale
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"The test of leadership is not in times of ease, but in times of crisis."
Walter Mondale
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"Leadership is not about being the smartest person in the room; it's about bringing out the best in others."
Walter Mondale
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"We must never lose sight of the human dimension of any policy."
Walter Mondale
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"To lead with purpose is to lead with clarity about what truly matters."
Walter Mondale
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"The measure of a nation is how it cares for its most vulnerable."
Walter Mondale
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"Our influence is measured not by our position, but by our principles."
Walter Mondale
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"A leader serves others before themselves."
Gayle King
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"Leadership is influence earned through integrity."
Gayle King
"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude."
Mike Wallace
"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality."
Mike Wallace