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 about making decisions others won't."
Melissa Robbins
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"Leadership is the burden of the incompetent."
Jane Lane
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"Leadership isn't about popularity."
Stewart
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"Leadership by example is most effective."
Stewart
K
"I'm Kevin Thompson. You probably know me as the quarterback."
Kevin Thompson
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"People respect you when you're on top."
Kevin Thompson
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"Being quarterback means being a leader, whether you like it or not."
Kevin Thompson
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"People respect confidence."
Kevin Thompson
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"People just get me, I guess."
Kevin Thompson
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"Leadership means people follow you, ideally to the mall."
Quinn Morgendorffer
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"Leaders get people to do things they wouldn't normally do."
Quinn Morgendorffer
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"Someone has to be the voice of reason, and it's clearly not going to be any of you."
Paula Small
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"A real leader would abandon this group immediately."
Paula Small
P
"Leadership means being smarter and more tired than everyone else."
Paula Small
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"Leadership is when everyone just does what you want without like, asking."
Butt-Head
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"Leadership is when everyone does what you want because you yelled at them, heh heh."
Butt-Head
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"Leadership isn't about being the loudest; it's about being heard."
Brittany Taylor
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"Your voice matters more than you think."
Brittany Taylor
B
"You can be ambitious and kind simultaneously."
Brittany Taylor
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"I'm not just a character in someone else's story—I'm the director of my own life."
Melissa Robbins
S
"A good leader listens more than he talks."
Stewart
S
"Leaders should lead by example, not by authority."
Stewart
J
"Leadership is about making decisions you can live with, not the ones that make everyone like you."
Jodie Landon
J
"Leadership is about doing what's right, not what's easy."
Jodie Landon
J
"Leadership is just manipulation with a better name."
Jane Lane
J
"Authority is just force with a better attitude."
Jane Lane
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"Leaders are people everyone wants to follow. That's me."
Kevin Thompson
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"I'm basically the blueprint for how to live."
Kevin Thompson
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"Leadership isn't about telling people what to do; it's about inspiring them to follow."
Quinn Morgendorffer
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"My reputation precedes me, and frankly, it's well-deserved."
Quinn Morgendorffer