Leadership Quotes

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

"You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership."

"The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character."

"Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all."

"You do not lead by hitting people over the head."

"You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow too."

"A nation's strength lies not in its weapons but in its people's will."

"A leader's greatest strength is admitting what he does not know."

"The test of character is how one behaves when no one is watching."

"A commander who cannot adapt to changing circumstances is a commander destined for defeat."

"To lead men into danger, one must first master the danger within oneself."

"A commander must think with the mind of a strategist and the heart of a human."

"The loyalty of soldiers is earned through respect, not commanded through fear."

"To lead is to carry the weight of others' hopes upon your shoulders."

"A leader who does not question his own assumptions is a leader walking toward ruin."

"The legacy of a leader is not in monuments, but in the men he has shaped."

"To command respect, one must first demonstrate competence."

"The burden of leadership is that you cannot always choose the easy path."

"In times of uncertainty, leaders must project certainty, even in doubt."

"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."

"The greatest leader is one who serves his men, not commands them."

"A commander must understand that his decisions have the weight of lives upon them."

"Men will follow a leader they respect, even unto death."

"A commander must know his men as individuals, not merely as units."

"A leader must be willing to make unpopular decisions for the greater good."

"The weight of command is that you are responsible for every decision, good or ill."

"A commander must balance vision with realism, hope with preparation."

"A leader who surrounds himself with yes-men will be blindsided by reality."

"A leader must inspire not through fear, but through respect and vision."

"A leader's greatest tool is not his authority, but his example."