Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

R
"We will have order."
Ralph
R
"Get a move on!"
Ralph
Y
"They're not interested in the troops; they're interested in the medals."
Yossarian
J
"We ought to have a chief to decide things."
Jack Merridew
R
"I'll give the conch to the next person to speak."
Ralph
R
"The conch is a symbol of our rule."
Ralph
S
"Tactics, my dear fellow, tactics"
Squealer
S
"Our leader, Comrade Napoleon, has a very tough time"
Squealer
T
"Kurtz was a remarkable man. He had something to say."
The Russian Trader
M
"This is the reason why I affirm that Kurtz was essentially a voice."
Marlow
V
"I am here to do what I can."
Van Helsing
C
"Some people are born mediocre, some achieve mediocrity, and some have mediocrity thrust upon them."
Colonel Cathcart
C
"The answer is no."
Colonel Cathcart
S
"Four legs good, two legs bad"
Squealer
J
"We ought to have a chief to decide things."
Jack Merridew
M
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz"
Marlow
T
"The Company had the right to expect every man to do his duty"
The Manager
V
"We are men, and must act as men."
Van Helsing
R
"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages."
Ralph
R
"Conch! Conch! We'll have rules!"
Ralph
R
"I'm chief. I'll go. Don't argue."
Ralph
P
"Careful. He's got the conch."
Piggy
J
"We ought to have a chief to decide things."
Jack Merridew
R
"I'll be chief and organize properly."
Ralph
S
"The pigs alone produce the food that keeps us alive."
Squealer
S
"Without the pigs, we would all starve."
Squealer
N
"Do not imagine that leadership is a pleasure."
Napoleon
N
"Pigs must receive special training to govern."
Napoleon
R
"The rules are the only thing we've got."
Ralph
R
"We had rules. Before he came."
Ralph