Leadership Quotes

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

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"Leadership is the burden of conscience."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"The strength of an army lies in the unity of its soldiers, not in their commander."
General Kutuzov
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"Deeds, not words, are the measure of a true gentleman."
Don Quixote
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"Humanity progresses through the individual's sacrifice."
Raskolnikov
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"A man without enemies is a man without convictions."
Monte Cristo
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"A leader is one who serves others with humility and integrity."
Levin
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"Great men are those who serve their time."
General Kutuzov
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"A true leader serves his people first."
Sancho Panza
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"Everything depends on execution"
Napoleon Bonaparte
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"To be a man of principle requires constant vigilance"
Pierre Bezukhov
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"The strength of an army lies in its loyalty to its leader."
General Kutuzov
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"Honor demands sacrifice, and true knights give all for their ideals."
Don Quixote
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"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"A man's worth is measured by his deeds."
Don Quixote
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"Leadership is not about having power, but about serving others."
General Kutuzov
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"Leadership is the art of making people want to follow you"
Don Quixote
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"I have learned patience; now I will teach justice."
Edmond Dantès
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"Action is eloquence."
Jay Gatsby
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"I'm giving you permission to look after these children."
Atticus Finch
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"It is necessary that the ship should have a commander."
Pierre Bezukhov
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"A true leader must follow his conscience."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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"The privilege of rank is responsibility"
Monte Cristo
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"Leadership requires sacrifice and wisdom."
Monte Cristo
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"Pity is not honorable to a king"
Edmond Dantès
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"The species is at the crossroads."
O'Brien
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"True leadership is not dominion but service."
General Kutuzov
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"A mob's always made up of people, but then they ain't no longer people"
Atticus Finch
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"There are just some kind of men who are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us"
Atticus Finch
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"One is not wretched because one has never ruled, but because one has ruled badly."
Marius Pontmercy
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"What is the use of my life if I am to be judged like all other men?"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky