Leadership Quotes

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

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"Power without compassion is merely the tyranny of the strong."
Federico García Lorca
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"El liderazgo comienza con el ejemplo"
Francisco de Quevedo
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"Leadership is the privilege of serving others."
Juan Ramón Jiménez
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"Leadership begins with listening."
Juan Ramón Jiménez
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"El liderazgo verdadero es servir a otros con integridad."
Francisco de Quevedo
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"Leadership is not about having all the answers, but asking better questions"
Antonio Machado
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"Leadership in crisis reveals the truth of character"
Antonio Machado
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"Leadership is not the exercise of power but the inspiration of hope."
Miguel de Unamuno
"El liderazgo es servir con humildad."
Luis de Góngora
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"Power lies not in possession, but in the ability to inspire transformation."
Federico García Lorca
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"True leadership is humble service"
Ungaretti
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"Leadership means serving before commanding"
Ungaretti
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"Leadership is the burden of those who see further than others."
Eugenio Montale
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"Leadership is earned through sacrifice, not demanded through power."
Eugenio Montale
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"Leadership is the burden of those who cannot refuse it."
Francisco de Quevedo
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"Leadership is the burden of seeing farther than others can see."
Miguel de Unamuno
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"A true leader plants trees under which he will never sit."
Miguel de Unamuno
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"Leadership is not the ability to command, but the ability to inspire."
Antonio Machado
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"El liderazgo verdadero nace del ejemplo, no del mandato."
Garcilaso de la Vega
"Leadership is the burden of seeing others clearly."
Salvatore Quasimodo
"A true leader serves before commanding."
Salvatore Quasimodo
"Leadership is the burden of bearing others' hopes upon your shoulders."
Luis de Góngora
"The just leader is rare, like pearls found in oysters."
Luis de Góngora
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"Leadership is the courage to disappoint those you love."
Ungaretti
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"Leadership is service dressed in courage."
Ungaretti
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"Leadership is the burden of understanding what others refuse to see."
Francisco de Quevedo
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"Leadership is the burden of responsibility."
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
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"Leadership is service to something greater."
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
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"The fanatic is incorruptible; if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one."
Miguel de Unamuno
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"The mark of a great man is his power to let others be."
Miguel de Unamuno