Leadership Quotes

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

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"Leaders inspire action."
William Carlos Williams
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"The greatest leadership comes from those who serve."
Jack Kerouac
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"Leadership is the art of inspiring others to believe in themselves."
Hart Crane
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"True leadership is in service, not in the exercise of power over others."
William Carlos Williams
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"Leadership demands the courage to walk alone first."
Hart Crane
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"Leadership is the burden of those who see clearly."
Hart Crane
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"Leadership begins with self-mastery."
Hilda Doolittle
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"Leadership is service to others."
Hilda Doolittle
"Hear me out now."
Kurt Vonnegut
"Somebody has to take responsibility."
Kurt Vonnegut
"The first rule of leadership is to know what you don't know."
Kurt Vonnegut
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"To lead is to serve."
William Carlos Williams
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"A leader listens more than he speaks."
William Carlos Williams
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"Leadership is the courage to vision what others cannot yet see."
Hart Crane
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"Each man has his own consciousness, his own light to shine."
Allen Ginsberg
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"The greatest leaders listen more than they speak."
Allen Ginsberg
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"A true leader makes themselves unnecessary."
Allen Ginsberg
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"Leadership demands sacrifice and vision."
Hilda Doolittle
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"Legacy is built through small, consistent acts."
Hilda Doolittle
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"I learned that the head of a firm is also the head of its problems."
Jack Kerouac
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"The best leaders are those who make themselves unnecessary."
Jack Kerouac
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"Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management suggests is possible."
Amy Lowell
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"A leader inspires others to achieve greatness."
Amy Lowell
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"To lead is to show others what they might become."
William Carlos Williams
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"Power shared is power multiplied; power hoarded is power diminished."
Hilda Doolittle
"Leadership is the art of inspiring others."
Fannie Hurst
"Leadership is service to others."
Fannie Hurst
"The strength of a nation lies in its poets and artists."
Marianne Moore
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"Leadership is the art of inspiring others to see beyond themselves."
Hart Crane
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"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Amy Lowell