Leadership Quotes

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

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"Leadership in science means knowing when to listen and when to trust your instincts."
Vera Rubin
"I've found that the best leadership is showing others the path by walking it yourself."
Vera Rubin
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"Leadership is shown through action, not words."
Wright Brothers
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"Leadership is serving those you lead."
Wright Brothers
"The real wealth of a nation consists of the character and capability of its people."
Rachel Carson
"I believe that I have a responsibility to use whatever talents I have been given to speak for those creatures who have no voice in human affairs."
Rachel Carson
"The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively, the land."
Rachel Carson
"Superiority to circumstance is one of the most prominent characteristics of great men."
Alexander Graham Bell
"I have wanted to establish a point for my people to elevate themselves."
George Washington Carver
"Service to humanity is the best work of life."
George Washington Carver
"Our duty is to make whatever we have accomplish something for the good of all."
George Washington Carver
"I will follow the path of honor and integrity in all things."
George Washington Carver
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"Amazing things happen when you remove obstacles and let people do their work."
Grace Hopper
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"You manage things; you lead people."
Grace Hopper
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"I have always believed that the greatest asset any organization has is its people."
Grace Hopper
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"Our responsibility is to make the invisible visible and the complicated simple."
Grace Hopper
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"You don't manage people; you lead them. You manage things."
Grace Hopper
"Leadership means serving the pursuit of truth above all else."
Gregor Mendel
"Leadership lies in asking better questions, not declaring final answers."
Gregor Mendel
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"The amount of energy necessary to rouse public enthusiasm is not to be despised."
Wright Brothers
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"The best dividends on the labor invested have invariably come from offering men better jobs."
Wright Brothers
"Leadership in science means following the evidence wherever it leads."
Gregor Mendel
"The most successful people are those who can see three steps ahead."
Alexander Graham Bell
"Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice."
Alexander Graham Bell
"The most useful thing I can do is to remove obstacles that prevent people from succeeding."
Alexander Graham Bell
"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?"
George Washington Carver
"The greatest dignity to which the worker may aspire is that of becoming a teacher of others."
George Washington Carver
"The principal of our school has lately been exercising dictatorial powers."
George Washington Carver
"The world needs people who are willing to question everything."
Barbara McClintock
"Do not underestimate the power of women in any field."
Hedy Lamarr