Leadership Quotes
What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.
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"The world learns only from those who dare to lead it in new directions."Alexander the Great
"I would rather have a small band of resolute men than a great multitude of irresolute ones."Alexander the Great
"A commander should be gallant, and his example will breed valor in his soldiers."Alexander the Great
"The task of the excellent leader is to create more leaders, not more followers."Alexander the Great
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."Sun Tzu
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved."Sun Tzu
"Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."Sun Tzu
"Discipline is the soul of an army."Sun Tzu
"The quality of decisions is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim."Sun Tzu
"Treat your soldiers as your own beloved sons, and they will follow you into the deepest valley."Sun Tzu
"The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach."Sun Tzu
"If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbids it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding."Sun Tzu
"A leader leads by example, not by force."Sun Tzu
"A general without soldiers is merely a dreamer; soldiers without a general are merely a mob."Sun Tzu
"Like the wind that moves the grass, a great leader moves his people without their resistance."Sun Tzu
"To move an army without the people's support is to sail without wind."Sun Tzu
"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."William Sloane Coffin
"The highest calling is to serve others before yourself."William Sloane Coffin
"True leadership lies in service, not dominion."William Sloane Coffin
"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community."César Chávez
"Our responsibility is to serve others and to uplift those who cannot stand up for themselves."César Chávez
"Unity of purpose is the foundation of all successful movements."César Chávez
"The church has become too aligned with political power and lost its prophetic voice."Tony Campolo
"The measure of a church isn't its size but its commitment to justice."Tony Campolo
"The church's job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable."Tony Campolo
"Leadership is the willingness to be unpopular for the sake of justice."Tony Campolo
"We need prophets more than we need priests who simply maintain the status quo."Tony Campolo
"True leadership is found in serving, not commanding."Shane Claiborne
"Real leadership is about empowering others to find their own voice."Rob Bell
"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."William Sloane Coffin