Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

"The pulpit has a prophetic responsibility to society."
Al Sharpton
"The prophetic voice must comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."
Al Sharpton
"Leadership is accountability; anything less is self-aggrandizement."
Al Sharpton
"Leadership without integrity is just performance."
Al Sharpton
"The prophetic voice speaks for the voiceless until they can speak for themselves."
Al Sharpton
A
"To lead effectively, you must first learn to follow with integrity."
Andrew Goodman
V
"Each person who joins the struggle makes it stronger and the victory more certain."
Viola Liuzzo
J
"True leadership means standing where others will not"
James Chaney
J
"Leadership without service is mere self-aggrandizement"
James Chaney
F
"We have to organize, we have to stand together, and we have to fight."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"We cannot ask people to do something without showing them the way."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"We have to take control of our own destiny."
Fannie Lou Hamer
M
"We are the voice of those who have been silenced."
Michael Schwerner
M
"We are called to love fiercely and act boldly."
Michael Schwerner
M
"We are writing history with our courage and conviction."
Michael Schwerner
J
"Leadership is about lifting others up."
James Meredith
J
"Leadership means serving, not being served."
James Meredith
M
"We have a responsibility to all Americans to make democracy work."
Medgar Evers
M
"The strength of our movement lies in our unity."
Medgar Evers
M
"We must never compromise our principles."
Medgar Evers
M
"We must embrace our responsibility to society."
Medgar Evers
M
"We will transform this nation through our commitment."
Medgar Evers
A
"The true measure of leadership is the leaders you leave behind."
Andrew Goodman
J
"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."
John Lewis
J
"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
John Lewis
J
"A single individual with conviction can challenge an entire system of injustice."
James Meredith
J
"I have learned that leadership means accepting responsibility for more than yourself."
James Meredith
H
"Leadership means standing up for the voiceless."
H. Rap Brown
H
"Leadership requires sacrifice."
H. Rap Brown
J
"The burden of progress falls on those brave enough to carry it."
James Chaney