Leadership Quotes

"Whatever I engage in, I must push intelligently and energetically."

"Leadership is the art of getting others to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."

"Capital isn't so important in business. Experience isn't so important. You can get both these things. What is important is ideas."

"The growth of a business is limited only by the vision and courage of those who guide it."

"The success of any enterprise depends upon the individuals who make it run."

"The truly great man is known by the spirit he imparts to others."

"An organization is no better than its leadership."

"The true engineer builds not just structures, but a better future."

"Men are not gathered together by laws; it is the impulses and the virtues of men that gather them together."

"The business of America is not just business."

"The greatest privilege is to serve."

"The mark of a great man is his ability to inspire others."

"Build your business on the foundation of fairness, not merely profit."

"A business without a soul is just a machine counting coins."

"Those who understand their customer's dreams will never lack for business."

"What sets leaders apart is not intelligence but persistence."

"The measure of a leader is how they treat those who can offer them nothing."

"The purpose of business is not merely to make money but to make a difference."

"Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do, because then they will act."

"Leadership is not about being in charge; it is about taking care of those in your charge."

"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority."

"The executive job is not to make clever decisions. It is to make sure that the organization is faithful to its purpose."

"The organization which is to be most effective must be built on the principle of responsibility."

"You can't expect people to do a good job if they don't know what the job is."

"An organization should be built on the principle that the individual is important."

"Centralized policy with decentralized execution is the key to good management."

"Leadership is the capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose."

"The responsibility of the executive is to organize the elements of productive enterprise."

"A good manager is not necessarily a good leader."

"The true test of a leader is not what he says but what he does."