Leadership Quotes
What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.
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"The future is indeed female."Audre Lorde
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."Barbara Smith
"Leadership is service to others."Barbara Smith
"Grassroots means if you can't get in the door, you build your own."Gloria Steinem
"If you can't find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example."Gloria Steinem
"We can only liberate others to the extent we are liberated ourselves"bell hooks
"Generational progress depends on women claiming power over their own lives."Betty Friedan
"We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead."Angela Davis
"Women do not have to assume the characteristics traditionally associated with men in order to be effective leaders."Angela Davis
"We are all architects of the future."Angela Davis
"We are called to be stewards of the land, not its destroyers."Winona LaDuke
"Indigenous women are leading the fight for the planet."Winona LaDuke
"Authority is not a quality one person possesses; it is a perception."Germaine Greer
"We are all teachers and students in the practice of liberation."bell hooks
"Community is not just a word; it is the foundation upon which movements are built."Barbara Smith
"We must build movements that center the most marginalized among us."Barbara Smith
"The voice that refuses to be silent is the voice that changes history."Barbara Smith
"To organize is to practice democracy in its truest form."Barbara Smith
"Community is the answer to every question power tries to control."Barbara Smith
"To organize is to believe in the power of people united."Barbara Smith
"To build community is to build resistance."Barbara Smith
"To practice solidarity is to practice the world we want to create."Barbara Smith
"We cannot wait for the right moment; we must create it."Angela Davis
"Women must demand recognition as full participants in society and the workplace."Betty Friedan
"We should encourage women to pursue careers and intellectual achievements."Betty Friedan
"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made."Gloria Steinem
"We can't expect to change anything unless we accept that things must change."Gloria Steinem
"We are called to be protectors, not predators."Winona LaDuke
"Indigenous women are leading the movement for a new world."Winona LaDuke
"Leadership is not about domination but about service to the collective struggle."Angela Davis