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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
My great concern for you in life is not that you will fail, but that you will succeed in doing the wrong things.
You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.
The sentiments in Hawaii about Washington's failure of leadership are no different than the rest of the country.
Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.
Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.
If you think you're a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you're simply out for a walk.
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
High performing organizations have cultures of creativity and risk. They encourage workers to innovate and play.
For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.
The Vatican's recognition of the State of Israel in 1997 could not have occurred without John Paul's leadership.
Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too.
Granddaddy can pick up a phone and call anyone in the world and they will take his call. But he doesn't know it.
The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.
Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party
There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.
True leadership is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you.
True urgent leadership doesn't drain people. It does the opposite. It energizes them. It makes them feel excited.
Life is all about choices. Today, show compassion for others, think powerful thoughts, and exercise self control.
Luck favors the bold. Leaders must fearlessly exploit the Secret of Decisiveness. Act boldly at critical moments.
Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
Stubbornness is a positive quality of presidential leadership - if you're right about what you're stubborn about.
The question is not what was different about Bathsheba. The difference was what had become different about David.
Education leaders must have the will at times to release leadership to the teachers the parents and the students.
The rules of the world are changing. It is time for the rules of teaching and teachers' work to change with them.
Hasty work and premature decisions may lead to penalties out of all proportion to the issues immediately involved.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult
There are two kinds of leaders: those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece.
One of the major sources of stress, anxiety, and unhappiness comes from feeling as if your life is out of control.
One of the early lessons that I learned in leadership is that it's the leader's job to always go against the flow.
I never allow of any difficulties. The great secret of being useful and successful is to admit of no difficulties.
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
When a leader is in the Democratic Party he's a boss. When he's in the Republican Party he's nothing but a leader.
I've always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.
The mob that hails the man on horseback, the Caesars and conquering heroes, does not retain its freedoms for long.
The essence of leadership is not giving things or even providing visions. It is offering oneself and one's spirit.
You cannot be effective if those who work for you are not. So building their effectiveness ought to be a priority.
It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.
You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.
Nobody knows better than I do what the pressures of party leadership can do to a young family. It tore mine apart.
If a volunteer can help us with an immediate need, we can put them in a place to make their greatest contribution.
Leadership is found in the action to defeat that which would defeat you… You are made by the struggles you choose.
Leadership is about making the right decision and the best decision before, sometimes, it becomes entirely popular.
Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.
It is often assumed that money is the only motivational factor. Wrong.Fear is also important. Save money. Use fear!
The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion's share of the credit for the good work that has been done.
A coach is someone who always makes you do what you don't want to do, so you can be who you've always wanted to be.
The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources.