Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

O
"Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest"
Old Major
O
"Beware of false leaders who promise much but deliver little."
Old Major
S
"Four legs good, two legs bad"
Squealer
S
"Napolean is always right"
Squealer
S
"Do not imagine that leadership is a pleasure"
Squealer
B
"Brotherhood demands sacrifice and submission of individual will."
Brother Jack
T
"The burden of being a spokesperson for one's entire race is unbearable."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
S
"The task of a butler is not to offer his own opinions, but rather to provide a suitable mirror."
Stevens
S
"It was not appropriate for me to involve myself in such discussions."
Stevens
S
"I have always believed that a butler must maintain certain standards."
Stevens
S
"One has to admire a man of principle."
Stevens
S
"A man of true dignity acts according to his principles."
Stevens
T
"The circumstances of my life permit me to speak with a certain authority."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
B
"Leadership requires vision."
Brother Jack
T
"The only authority I accept is myself."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
B
"Responsibility is where power begins."
Brother Jack
C
"Leadership is the burden of the lonely."
Colonel Aureliano Buendía
O
"A man can do a lot of things if he doesn't care who gets the credit."
Ove
O
"A man should take responsibility for his life."
Ove
O
"Rules exist for a reason, and people who break them are idiots."
Ove
O
"Rules exist for a reason, and that reason is usually safety."
Ove
A
"You make a better Achilles than I do."
Achilles
C
"My island became my kingdom."
Circe
A
"You will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me."
Albus Dumbledore
A
"It is our choices that show what we truly are"
Albus Dumbledore
G
"Fly, you fools!"
Gandalf
A
"Our preference has always been to work in concert with those in authority."
Albus Dumbledore
A
"Leadership is defined by those who follow, not by decree."
Albus Dumbledore
A
"Leadership is not about power, but service."
Albus Dumbledore
S
"A man without honor is no man at all"
Stannis Baratheon