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Leadership Quotes
"I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."
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"A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under."
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"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority."
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"If you fear to know the cost, the value will definitely be lost. Focus your attentions on the product, not the price."
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"I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome."
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"But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement."
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"Calamities reveal your capabilities. Take note of this and when times get odd, prepare and shine."
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"It is past time for Republican leadership to answer for record deficits and reckless spending, both in Iraq and in the U.S. It's time for a plan to bring our troops home."
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"Clearly, every company needs a leader. That's an important part of being the CEO of the company."
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"Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in that literal sense, who is not solving all his problems with guns. It's truly unbelievable."
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"Whatever dream God gave to you is for the comfort of those God keeps around you!"
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"Feedback is an opinion, grounded in observations and experiences, which allows us to know what impression we make on others."
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"But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great."
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"The intelligence investigation under the leadership of Senator Church, which I know has helped cause this investigation by you, points out that the agencies did not disclose certain facts to us and that certain plots were going on."
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"Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies in response to a majority directive."
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"Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman."
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"Without a doubt, first thing we should do is clean up our fiscal house, and that starts with balancing our budgets and digging out of this red ink. We cannot expect to continue in this fashion and remain the leader of the free world."
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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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"You don't miss great leaders because their impacts and footprints are always staring at you in the face."
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"Do not hire those who are incapable. Do not fire those who are capable. A small, devoted army is greaterthan a large, indifferent one."
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"You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it."
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"Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care."
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"I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership."
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"While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago."
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"A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better."
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"The government is us; we are the government, you and I."
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"Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what they should do. But there is a way to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations of man."
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"The speed of the boss is the speed of the team."
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"We need Wisdom to seek for the Kindom and we need the Kingdom to have the Freedom to posess all other things!"
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"If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher."
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"Pope John Paul II not only was a powerful spiritual leader for Catholics but also a world leader of extraordinary consequence during the last quarter-century."
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"I'm very comfortable in having a strong team. I'm very comfortable in sharing the limelight with the team."
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"The Chinese leadership hoped that the world would soon forget the Tiananmen Square massacre. Our job in Congress is to ensure that we never forget those who lost their lives in Tiananmen Square that day or the pro-democracy cause for which they fought."
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"Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership."
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"Leaders don't call unhappy followers "ungrateful people". They see them as "lesson teachers". They find out why they are unhappy, perhaps it could be as a result of their attitudes. That informs them to change!"
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"To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership."
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"It's not about the money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get done."
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"The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed."
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"You want to be a good person, but sometimes you need to have the courage to be ruthless."
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"The Prince is the only option to a better living. His arm is reliable and dependable. Get to Him, stay glued and remain on Top!"
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"When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity."
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"To rule is easy, to govern difficult."
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"There is nothing in the company that is either above or below me, as far as I'm concerned."
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"The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half."
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"Rowan considered for a moment, and then said, "I have known many kings in my life, Dorian Havilliard. And it was a rare man indeed who asked for help when he needed it, who would put aside pride."
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"Just as the bird needs wings to fly, a leader needs useful information to flow. Leaders learn."
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"Grace equals ability. God gives us grace to match our call. When we do our own thing, we do it on our own. When we follow His leading, He always supplies the grace and the energy to do what He's calling us to do."
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