Leadership Quotes
What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.
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"A person of strength and character will always attract helpers."Mahatma Gandhi
"Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building a sound state."Mahatma Gandhi
"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."Martin Luther King Jr.
"In times of crisis, we are called to be our best selves."Martin Luther King Jr.
"Leadership demands integrity and vision"Rubén Darío
"Leadership is servant to many"Rubén Darío
"Leadership is the willingness to bear the weight of others' hopes."Jorge Edwards
"The writer must serve as the conscience of his people."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"A nation's character is revealed not by its monuments but by its treatment of the vulnerable."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Leadership is the willingness to sacrifice for those you serve."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Leadership is the courage to live your convictions aloud."Gioconda Belli
"Leadership is service masquerading as authority."Gioconda Belli
"I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause I most care about."Abraham Lincoln
"Important principles may and must be inflexible."Abraham Lincoln
"It is now for them to demonstrate to the world that those who can fairly carry an election can also suppress a rebellion."Abraham Lincoln
"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union."Abraham Lincoln
"In fighting for freedom, I have found it in the service of others."Nelson Mandela
"It is important to judge the moral foundation of our nation."Nelson Mandela
"Leadership is action, not position."Nelson Mandela
"Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice everything for the freedom of their people."Nelson Mandela
"Walk with us and lead us with humility."Nelson Mandela
"Leadership is the ability to inspire others."Rosario Castellanos
"Leadership begins with self-mastery."Rosario Castellanos
"Leadership is the burden of lifting others toward the light."Rubén Darío
"Leadership without humility becomes tyranny cloaked in authority."Rubén Darío
"Leadership means serving, not commanding."Nellie Campobello
"Leadership without compassion is merely domination."Nellie Campobello
"The leader listens more than she speaks."Rosario Castellanos
"Power lies not in being heard, but in having something worth saying."Elena Garro
"Leadership is service dressed in the illusion of power."Elena Garro