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 serves, not commands."
Frank Woolworth
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"Competition keeps us honest, but ethics keeps us great."
Marshall Field
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"Every employee is a merchant in their own right."
Marshall Field
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"The customer doesn't always know what she wants, but she always knows what she needs."
Marshall Field
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"Leadership is not about being right; it's about bringing out the right in others."
Marshall Field
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"The true engineer serves not himself, but the progress of mankind through his inventions."
George Stephenson
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"A true engineer thinks not of himself, but of the generations who will benefit from his work."
George Stephenson
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"A true inventor must possess both the courage to dream and the discipline to execute."
George Stephenson
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"In creating great works, one must be willing to stake one's reputation on conviction."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"Leadership means being willing to bear the weight of your own decisions."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"A man who cannot organize his own affairs is unfit to organize the affairs of others."
Richard Arkwright
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"The mark of a great manufacturer is not the goods he produces, but the men he develops."
Richard Arkwright
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"To lead others, one must first master oneself."
Richard Arkwright
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"The foundation of any enterprise is the character of those who lead it."
Richard Arkwright
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"A man's influence extends only as far as his integrity reaches."
Richard Arkwright
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"To lead is to bear the weight of others' hopes upon your shoulders."
Richard Arkwright
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"The structure of an empire is only as strong as the loyalty of those who serve it."
Richard Arkwright
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"A leader who cannot inspire loyalty has merely followers, not believers."
Richard Arkwright
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"The strongest fortress is built not of stone, but of unified purpose."
Richard Arkwright
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"I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people."
James Cash Penney
J
"Where there is no vision, the people perish."
James Cash Penney
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"Treat people as if they are what they could be, and you help them become what they are capable of being."
James Cash Penney
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"Leadership is service."
James Cash Penney
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"Invest in people, not just products."
John Wanamaker
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"A business without principles is like a ship without a compass."
John Wanamaker
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"The merchant who forgets his customer forgets his business."
John Wanamaker
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"To lead is to serve, not to be served."
John Wanamaker
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"The merchant prince is he who serves best."
John Wanamaker
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"The customer's needs are the compass of the merchant."
John Wanamaker
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"The future of commerce lies in the hearts of those who lead it."
John Wanamaker