Leadership Quotes

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

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"A leader who listens hears the voice of success."
Qi Jiguang
"To lead is to serve those who follow you."
Qi Jiguang
Y
"The strategist who waits for the perfect moment often misses the tide of battle."
Yi Sun-sin
Y
"To command respect, one must first respect the cost of command."
Yi Sun-sin
Y
"To lead men, one must first lead oneself to excellence."
Yi Sun-sin
Y
"The commander who loves his men will never lose them."
Yi Sun-sin
Y
"The leader who serves becomes indispensable; the leader who dominates becomes expendable."
Yi Sun-sin
Q
"A kingdom is built not by the sword alone, but by the wisdom of those who wield it."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"To lead is to serve those who follow you."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"A vision without action is mere fantasy; action without vision is chaos."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"Those who question are those who learn; those who learn are those who lead."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"A ruler who listens is a ruler who learns; a ruler who learns is a ruler who grows."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
C
"To report with integrity is to serve something larger than yourself."
Christiane Amanpour
E
"To be persuasive, one must be perceived as knowledgeable and trustworthy."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"A political leader must keep his conscience clear."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"The weight of public office is the burden of truth-telling."
Edward R. Murrow
B
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Baibar
B
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Baibar
B
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
Baibar
"A general without strategy is like a boat without a rudder."
Qi Jiguang
"To lead men, one must first understand men."
Qi Jiguang
"Youth without guidance becomes recklessness."
Qi Jiguang
"Leadership is service disguised as authority."
Qi Jiguang
"Motion without direction is chaos in motion."
Qi Jiguang
W
"Good citizenship demands that we question our leaders and hold them accountable."
Walter Cronkite
W
"Leadership is not about commanding but about inspiring others."
Walter Cronkite
W
"Leadership is service to something greater than oneself."
Walter Cronkite
Z
"The true measure of a leader is not the distance traveled, but the lives touched and transformed along the way."
Zheng He
Z
"A leader who fears his own people is more imprisoned than they are."
Zheng He
T
"A man's greatest wealth is his reputation."
Timur