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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"In this age of shadow, we must be as lights in the darkness."
Elrond
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"To lead is to bear the weight of impossible choices."
Elrond
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"A true leader serves those he leads, not his own ambitions."
Elrond
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"I do hope you're going to help, and not just stand there looking ornamental."
Hermione Granger
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"I believe in the power of community and collective effort."
Hermione Granger
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"True leadership means making difficult decisions with integrity."
Hermione Granger
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"Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king."
Boromir
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"The weight of leadership cannot be carried alone."
Boromir
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"A leader must first master himself."
Boromir
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"Leadership is about lifting others up, not yourself."
Mary Richards Moore
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"A good leader listens more than they speak."
Mary Richards Moore
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"I'm not a foreman. I don't order men around."
Rose DeWitt Bukater
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"You must never question my authority or my love."
Mother Gothel
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"Leadership means making decisions for those too weak to decide."
Mother Gothel
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"I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be."
The Joker
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"Leadership is about making hard choices others won't."
The Joker
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"Leadership requires both intelligence and compassion."
Hermione Granger
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"True leadership inspires others to become their best selves."
Hermione Granger
R
"I know where I need to go."
Rapunzel
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"We're going to have to work together on this."
Michael Bluth
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"I need to be the adult here, even if no one else is acting like one."
Michael Bluth
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"Someone has to be the voice of reason in this family."
Michael Bluth
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"No, no. I think I have a plan."
Michael Bluth
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"Get the reindeer. Save the kingdom."
Sven
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"Leadership means making hard choices for others."
Sven
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"Leaders serve, they don't rule."
Sven
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"Leadership means serving others, not commanding them."
Mary Richards Moore
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"A good leader listens more than they speak."
Mary Richards Moore
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"Mother knows what's best."
Mother Gothel
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"Klingons do not take orders. We give them."
Worf