Leadership Quotes

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

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"I never ask anyone to do anything I wouldn't do myself."
Greta Garbo
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"Lead with integrity always."
Greta Garbo
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"Great leaders inspire others to discover their own potential."
Lillian Gish
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"Leadership means serving those you guide."
Lillian Gish
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"True leadership is about service to others, not power over them."
Gregory Peck
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"I don't believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right."
Clint Eastwood
"Building a legacy means investing in people."
Sophia Loren
"I believe in the power of the individual to shape their own destiny."
Marlene Dietrich
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"I never waited for someone to tell me what to do; I created my own path."
Mary Pickford
"A leader serves others."
Joan Fontaine
"Lead with integrity."
Joan Fontaine
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"A true leader inspires others to find their own greatness."
Lillian Gish
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"Leadership is the burden of seeing what others cannot yet see."
Lillian Gish
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"Leadership is about serving others."
Rita Hayworth
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"I have built a legacy not on fame, but on integrity."
Mary Pickford
"I've learned that legacy is built quietly, not shouted."
Joan Fontaine
"If you're going to do something, do it with style and conviction."
Marlene Dietrich
"The woman who follows the crowd will never lead."
Marlene Dietrich
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"I prefer to walk alone than run with a crowd."
Greta Garbo
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"In leadership, the true measure of success is the wellbeing of those you serve."
Lillian Gish
"Leadership is about inspiring others to be their best."
Ava Gardner
"Legacy is not about fame, it's about the lives you've touched."
Joan Fontaine
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"I have always tried to be a good leader."
Grace Kelly
"Leadership is about lifting others up, not standing above them."
Joan Fontaine
"I am not interested in power for its own sake, but in what power can accomplish."
Marlene Dietrich
"Leadership is about lifting others up, not standing above them."
Ava Gardner
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"I did not choose fame; fame chose to misunderstand me."
Greta Garbo
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"A leader listens more than she speaks."
Grace Kelly
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"The people we become is partly shaped by those who believe in us."
Grace Kelly
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"A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycamore tree and an old boot."
Orson Welles