Leadership Quotes

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

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"Leadership is about service, not power."
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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"The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been."
Kenneth Kaunda
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"True leadership means serving others, not commanding them."
Kenneth Kaunda
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"A great leader is one who creates more leaders, not more followers."
Kenneth Kaunda
K
"Leadership is the acceptance of responsibility for others' futures."
Kenneth Kaunda
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"True leadership is about lifting others as you climb."
Graça Machel
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"A leader is only as strong as those they serve."
Graça Machel
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"I have been called many things in my life, but I am most proud to be called a servant of my people."
Sirleaf Johnson
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"The art of leadership is knowing when to lead and when to follow."
Sirleaf Johnson
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"The leader is the servant of the people. He is their instrument for implementing their wishes."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
J
"Leadership is a responsibility to serve, not a privilege to command."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
J
"To be a leader is to be accountable to those you serve."
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
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"I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to the very idea of democracy."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
W
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
J
"Women are the backbone of our societies and economies. When we invest in women, we invest in the future."
Joyce Banda
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"Leadership is not about power; it is about service to others."
Joyce Banda
J
"Leadership requires compassion, not just competence."
Joyce Banda
J
"I have dedicated my life to serving those who have been left behind."
Joyce Banda
J
"To lead is to listen more than you speak."
Joyce Banda
J
"Leadership is about creating opportunities for others to lead."
Joyce Banda
J
"The voice of women is essential to solving the world's greatest challenges."
Joyce Banda
J
"Leadership without empathy is merely tyranny in a different form."
Joyce Banda
J
"The essence of leadership is putting others before yourself."
Joyce Banda
J
"A leader must serve before being served."
Joe Modise
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"The greatest glory is helping others."
Joe Modise
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"Leadership is influence earned through integrity."
Joe Modise
"Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge."
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
"The role of a leader is not to raise himself above others, but to raise others beside him."
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf