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Leadership Quotes
"One man with courage makes a majority."
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"Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader."
264
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
185
"Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions."
152
"Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions."
140
"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership."
135
"Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel."
129
"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership."
127
"I've developed a huge regard for Toyota for its environmental awareness, for its immense commitment to research and development in this field, and for its leadership in developing hybrids which others are now following."
117
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
117
"Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails."
116
"A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action."
112
"Dictators are rulers who always look good until the last ten minutes."
111
"I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator."
109
"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion."
109
"Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness."
103
"The trial organized with U.N. participation of some kind will be for crimes committed by Khmer Rouge leaders from 1975 to 1979. That's it."
98
"Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone."
97
"If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles."
93
"Nigera is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be."
91
"Everyone can be a leader irrespective of their age, race, creed, nationality or political affiliation. Once you can figure out your talents and optimize them very well, at the right place and at the right time, you are a leader."
91
"It is to be hoped that the leaders of this movement will place the nation above the party."
91
"Your initiatives should be purposeful. Never climb a tree with the purpose of plucking a fruit, only to come down with a leaf."
90
"Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure."
90
"Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity."
89
"I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people."
89
"One thing we've talked a lot about, even in the first leadership meeting, was, what's the purpose of our leadership team? The framework we came up with is the notion that our purpose is to bring clarity, alignment and intensity."
88
"Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals."
87
"Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred."
86
"Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader."
86
"To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifetime, there must be a truly committed leadership in a democratic Nigeria."
85
"I once took a city with five men and a lame goat. If I can do that, you can convince the necromancers to pledge themselves to you. Do this or die."
85
"The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people."
83
"It's good to have a leader, otherwise we argue too much."
83
"The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond."
80
"Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks."
77
"The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."
70
"All great change in America begins at the dinner table."
70
"The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'"
67
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command."
66
"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."
65
"Take to the path of dharma - the path of truth and justice. Don't misuse your valor. Remain united. March forward in all humility, but fully awake to the situation you face, demanding your rights and firmness."
63
"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership."
62
"Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization."
61
"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them."
60
"But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour."
59
"A leader should have the same attitude of God's love toward people."
58
"I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No."
56
"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies."
56
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