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"Leaders get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged."
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"A servant leader can always come down to the level of the one he is serving."

"I often ask myself, 'Who would Jesus vote for?' Then I start to think that he wouldn't vote at all; however, it would not be out of apathy or disinterest, but out of perfection and light. As a miracle worker, I think he would, by the power of God's teachings, the perseverance and the truth, influence in a modern sense whoever is put into office how to best serve his fellow men. One, like his skeptics, may find that impractical. But there is a message in that no man in power can slow the momentum of the will of God, and the miracles of his teachings will be forever victorious."

"If you see your country going through economic problems, the best thing to do is to come up with a strategy, plan and vision of how to affect the economy of the nation, rather than simply fixing your own individual economic problem."

"Great changes in our society are always inspired and set in motion by one person. Be that person today."

"Thousands of pastors, Sunday school teachers, and Christian workers are powerless because they do not make the Word the source of their preaching or teaching."

"Bridges take people across rivers. Leaders take people across ignorance. With a leader, the destination of a journey is sure."

"I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together."

"The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully."

"Leaders say "no" to corruption. Anyone playing a role in governance, and is not ready to do this is not a leader."

"Sharing a clear and concise vision spawns a sense of purpose and direction. It attracts success toward you and helps you build an expanding team."
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"A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can."

"A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible."

"My innovation involved taking an idea from the telecommunications and banking industries, and applying that idea to transportation business."

"Leaders get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged."
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