Leadership Quotes

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

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"Leadership is the burden of seeing what others cannot"
Patrick Kavanagh
A
"The voice that speaks truth will always be controversial."
Austin Clarke
A
"To lead is to give voice to those the powerful wish to silence."
Austin Clarke
S
"Leadership is not about having all the answers, but asking the right questions."
Seán Ó Faoláin
A
"The path to leadership begins with listening."
Austin Clarke
"To lead is to serve those who follow"
Patrick Kavanagh
S
"A true leader is one who serves others with humility and grace."
Sean O'Casey
S
"Leadership is about lifting others up."
Sean O'Casey
C
"Leadership means standing up when others expect you to sit down."
Christy Brown
C
"Leadership is inspiring others to see what is possible within themselves."
Christy Brown
"Leadership means serving those who follow you."
Frank O'Connor
"A true leader lifts others up, not themselves."
Frank O'Connor
S
"Leadership is service in its most profound form."
Seán Ó Faoláin
S
"Leadership is the art of inspiring others to greatness."
Sean O'Casey
S
"A leader serves those they lead."
Sean O'Casey
"Great people are never more than one degree of separation away from the common world."
Douglas Coupland
"Leadership is about making people want to follow you."
Douglas Coupland
S
"The poet is a maker of meaning in a world of chaos."
Seamus Heaney
B
"I think an author should regard himself as a kind of public servant."
Brendan Behan
"To be a writer is to be forever at odds with authority."
Frank O'Connor
"A leader who cannot tell a story cannot lead a nation."
Frank O'Connor
C
"I discovered that leadership is not about commanding, but about showing what is possible."
Christy Brown
S
"A leader is not one who commands, but one who serves."
Sean O'Casey
S
"A leader leads by example, not by command."
Sean O'Casey
"The best leaders inspire rather than command."
Frank O'Connor
C
"The greatest victory is over oneself."
Christy Brown
S
"A community is not defined by its unanimity but by its commitment to dialogue."
Seán Ó Faoláin
S
"A leader's greatest strength is the ability to listen to those who disagree."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Trying to be a hero doesn't make you a hero, living like one does."
Douglas Coupland
"Leadership is having the courage to be the first one to believe in something."
Douglas Coupland