Leadership Quotes

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

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"Preach the sermon first to yourself before you preach it to others."
William Butler Yeats
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"Kings are not born: they are made by universal suffrage."
George Bernard Shaw
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"We are responsible for the example we set for others."
Anne Brontë
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"Leadership is the art of persuading others to accept your vision as their own."
Thomas Hardy
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"Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people."
William Butler Yeats
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"The public imagination is the platform from which all else springs."
William Butler Yeats
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"I have never been one to follow the crowd."
Charlotte Brontë
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"Leadership is service to others."
Emily Brontë
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"Leadership is the burden of choosing between wrong and wrong."
Thomas Hardy
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"Leadership demands sacrifice of the leader's own desires."
Thomas Hardy
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"The highest calling is to serve humanity through art."
George Eliot
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"The first step in any battle is vision"
Charles Dickens
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"To lead is to serve, not to command."
Anne Brontë
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"Leadership demands courage, wisdom, and compassion."
Anne Brontë
"The voice of one man is the voice of humanity."
Émile Zola
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"Do not follow me; I may not lead. Do not leave me; I may not follow."
George Bernard Shaw
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"I am my own judge and jury in matters of conscience."
Emily Brontë
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"I believe in the power of individual will over circumstance."
Emily Brontë
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"Every man had a niche in the social structure where his talents were expected to flourish."
George Eliot
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"The most important thing is the mission"
Charles Dickens
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"Leadership is service disguised as authority"
Charles Dickens
"To lead is to serve those who follow."
Émile Zola
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"There are times when tempests of circumstance require a steady hand at the helm."
Alexandre Dumas
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"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."
Alexandre Dumas
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"Power is not given to us for glory but for responsibility."
Honoré de Balzac
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"A nation's greatness depends upon the character of its citizens."
Honoré de Balzac
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"A true leader inspires others to achieve their dreams."
Honoré de Balzac
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"The powerful cannot be unaware of the misery of the weak."
Victor Hugo
"A leader who does not listen to the people is a tyrant."
Émile Zola
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"To lead is to serve, not to command."
Alexandre Dumas