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You've got to have a problem that you want to solve; a wrong that you want to right.
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
Leaders who have integrity possess one of the most respected virtues in all of life.
We all need people who will help us look at situations from a different perspective.
Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leader and followers.
If you want to lead a family/team/organization, learn to lead/manage yourself first.
It's not enough to be close to the customer. You've got to be glued to the customer.
People in good moods are better at inductive reasoning and creative problem solving.
The man who can accept defeat and take his salary without feeling guilty is a thief.
The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders.
Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.
Let's start therefore with a universal truth: leaders are fundamentally accountable.
Winners bring reality up to their vision. Losers bring their vision down to reality.
If you treat staff as your equal, they'll roll their sleeves up to get the job done.
I am convinced that we must train not only the head, but the heart and hand as well.
Leadership is defined not by the position you hold but by the people who follow you.
I know I am only one, but I am one, and just because I'm one should not stop me from
We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people.
It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
Successful people keep moving, even when they are discouraged and have made mistakes.
Never tell 'em how many lettermen you've got coming back. Tell 'em how many you lost.
There is a direct correlation between the books you read and the success you achieve.
When you travel with the team and you eat with the team - you eat what the team eats.
There's all kind of vision in this Book. Just open it up and your people will follow.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life
An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.
You fail all the time, but you aren't a failure until you start blaming someone else.
I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.
Good commanders look after their troops, and good troops look after their commanders.
The more you are grateful for what you have the more you will have to be grateful for
One's action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere rushing on.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.
1 Timothy 3 lists only one gift, teaching, then follows w a list of character traits.
Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering.
As long as I can focus on enjoying what I'm doing, having fun, I know I'll play well.
When we step on the battlefield, I will be The First Boots On and the Last Boots Off.
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Improvement is about doing something better; innovation is about doing something new.
Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.
We need leadership. We don't need a doubling down on the failed politics of the past.
He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.
What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.
Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.
By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.
I want to be around people smart enough to know God created the heavens and the earth.