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Leadership Quotes
"A leader must stand up for his team even when he has to stand alone."
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"You should author the narration of your life and organization. If you don't, someone will, and you may not like it."
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"Bluestar blinked. 'There are cats who would argue that there should never have been a fifth Clan in the forest at all. Why are there four oaks at Fourtrees, if not to stand for the four Clans?'Firestar gazed up at the massive oak trees, then back at Bluestar. Fury pure as a lighting flash rushed through his body. 'Are you mouse - brained?' he snarled. 'Are you telling me SkyClan had to leave because there weren't enough trees?"
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"The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up."
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"The purpose of influence is to 'speak up for those who have no influence.' (Pr.31:8) It's not about you."
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"The obstinacy on which power is based is never so fragile as in the moment of its triumph."
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"To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them."
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"Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out."
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"To truly motivate others 1) discover what their motives, desires & drivers are 2) genuinely connect with and support them from the heart."
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"I'm not the last of the old bosses. I'm the first of the new leaders."
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"We need leaders who will stand up for the little guy and listen once again."
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"They should regard me as what I am. I am a spiritual leader and teacher."
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"I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leave the '70s behind."
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"I would say my theme has always been paradise lost, always the lost cause, the lost leader, the lost utopia."
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"Empower others as you climb the ladder of success; true leaders uplift those around them."
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"President Reagan was a leader at a time when the American people most needed leadership. He outlined a vision that captured the imagination of the free world, a vision that toppled the Communist empire and freed countless millions."
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"The United States is the leader of the free world."
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"I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership."
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"But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example."
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"San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, playwrights, film-makers, and performing artists and innovators of every kind."
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"We had a military and political leadership at that period which was genuinely deluded."
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"For those of us who have lived abroad and seen our nation in a highly competitive 21st century, and kind of see where this world is going - unless we are able to strengthen our core, we're going to see the end of the American century. And that is totally unacceptable."
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"Year after year, President Bush has broken his campaign promises on college aid. And year after year, the Republican leadership in Congress has let him do it."
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"It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one."
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"The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or in Eastern Europe, without understanding the need to also produce millions of people on the streets of Britain."
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"My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service."
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"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."
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"All the progress in science can't be used to build a smell receptor as capable as the one that a true leader possesses-to smell trouble or just something fishy."
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"We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq."
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"My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution."
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"Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership."
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"I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking."
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"I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected."
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"Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain."
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"Governors were once minors. Presidents were once residents."
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"Having a leading man who is actually prettier than you are is quite upsetting."
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"An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution."
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"Leaders don't correct people to success as much as believe them to it."
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"Leaders are called upon to build not to repair."
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"I am honored that my freshman class colleagues have put their trust in me to represent our historic class at the leadership table. The incoming freshman class of Representatives is large and diverse but we share many common goals including cutting wasteful spending, getting our economy back on track and making government smarter and more efficient."
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"While the President leads his potential adversaries in almost every state, his support is soft. He is seen as honest, sincere, just, and friendly but gets mediocre or relatively poor ratings being competent strong, intelligent, and a forceful leader."
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"Yahoo! is the only company with both scale and leadership in branded and search advertising."
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"Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates."
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"True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well."
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"How could I get up there and say, 'People, we've got to do better,' when I was the poster child for everything that was wrong? I've always believed leaders don't ask others to do what they're unwilling to do."
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"And the greeter is what sets the tone for this company and I've been on TV a little bit this morning."
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"We need real leadership, Democrat, Republican and independent to stand up and say, we have to live within our means."
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"These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls."
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