Leadership Quotes
What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.
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"Those in power fear nothing more than an informed citizenry"Seymour Hersh
"Power will always choose self-interest over public interest when given the choice"Seymour Hersh
"The best leaders listen more than they speak."Diane Sawyer
"A leader is someone who has the courage to speak when others are silent."Hunter S. Thompson
"Leadership is not about having all the answers; it's about asking the right ones."Diane Sawyer
"The important thing is that you take responsibility for your own life."Katie Couric
"Leadership is about service, not power."Bob Schieffer
"Leadership by example is the most powerful form."Bob Schieffer
"The purpose of the intellectual is to speak the truth to power."Christopher Hitchens
"The task of the intellectual is to challenge, not to comfort."Christopher Hitchens
"You find your voice by listening to the voices of others."Diane Sawyer
"The world needs more people who are willing to ask difficult questions."Diane Sawyer
"The responsibility of influence is to use it for truth-telling."Diane Sawyer
"The people who change the world are usually the ones who question it first."Katie Couric
"The best editorial decisions are made when you listen to the person in the room with no microphone."Katie Couric
"The intersection of privilege and responsibility is where leadership happens."Katie Couric
"A leader's job is not to have all the answers, but to ask the right questions."Katie Couric
"Leadership is service to those who cannot serve themselves."James Foley
"Leadership demands sacrifice and selflessness."James Foley
"A true leader makes others feel capable of leadership."Tom Wolfe
"Leadership is the art of inspiring others to become their best selves."Tom Wolfe
"The powerful have always controlled information; it's the journalist's duty to expose that control."Seymour Hersh
"Good reporting connects dots that powerful people hope remain unconnected."Seymour Hersh
"The purpose of the intellectual is to speak to power, not for it."Christopher Hitchens
"I believe in the power of the press to hold power accountable."Marie Colvin
"I think the future belongs to those willing to fight for it."Marie Colvin
"A journalist's job is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."Seymour Hersh
"The only difference between the best and worst organizations is how they treat their workers."Hunter S. Thompson
"Leadership means never being satisfied with the status quo."Hunter S. Thompson
"The future belongs to those who can think globally and act locally."Fareed Zakaria