Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

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"Leadership is the burden of seeing what others cannot yet imagine."
Almeida Garrett
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"Leadership is the burden of knowing more than you can share."
Eça de Queirós
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"A true leader knows when to follow."
Eça de Queirós
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"True leadership lies in serving others with humility and integrity."
Alexandre Herculano
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"To lead is to serve; to command is to enslave."
Alexandre Herculano
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"A leader is often merely the servant of those who believe in him."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Leadership is the burden of disappointing fewer people than others would."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Leadership is about serving others."
John Banville
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"True leadership is humble."
John Banville
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"Leadership is the art of convincing others to want what you want."
Eça de Queirós
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"Every revolution begins with a single person saying 'no' to what they are told to accept."
Saramago
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"A true leader serves those he guides, not himself."
Luís de Camões
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"Leadership is the burden of responsibility gladly accepted."
Luís de Camões
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"Leadership is not the ability to command, but the wisdom to inspire."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"The supreme art is to influence others."
Fernando Pessoa
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"Leadership is the burden of giving others what they need, not what they want."
Fernando Pessoa
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"O líder verdadeiro não comanda, inspira."
Almeida Garrett
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"Um grande líder cultiva outros líderes."
Almeida Garrett
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"True leadership serves others before itself."
Padraig Colum
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"Leadership is the privilege of serving well."
Padraig Colum
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"Leadership is the ability to disappoint people effectively."
John Banville
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"Leadership is the burden of carrying others' hopes upon your shoulders."
Luís de Camões
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"Leadership is the art of making others believe in themselves."
Saramago
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"Leadership without humility is narcissism."
Saramago
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"A just ruler is one who serves rather than commands."
Luís de Camões
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"Leadership is service, not dominion."
Austin Clarke
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"A leader's legacy is measured in lives touched."
Austin Clarke
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"Leadership is the burden of choosing for those who cannot."
Fernando Pessoa
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"Leadership is the art of making others believe in your vision."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"A leader is one who makes others believe they can be more than they are."
José María de Eça de Queirós