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The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.
I think it's very important, I think for any leader as you go through a career you have to learn the leadership lessons.
What's emerging is a new synthesis of science, spirituality and leadership as different facets of a single way of being.
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
typically, our love for our leaders is one-sided: their successes become our own, while their failures are theirs alone.
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Insight essentially means being able to see things other people are not able to see. This is the hallmark of leadership.
I believe the United States is very sick financially and might not survive another four years of Obama-style leadership.
In choosing a President, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader.
Positive questions bring out the best in people, inspire positive action, and create possibilities for positive futures.
Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.
My leadership began to take flight when I allowed myself to press people to change-whether they thanked me or cursed me.
The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.
It's time for the US to widen its circle of learning, not to circle its wagons against hostile ideas in education reform.
Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.
It was a hallmark of Nelson Mandela's leadership that being open to change made him appear not weaker, but even stronger.
Give away everything you have learned. If for no other reason, do it selfishly; in order to get more, you must give more.
Leaders who practice the Law of Victory believe that anything less than success is unacceptable. And they have no Plan B.
Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.
Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.
A great start to the perfect day - a world-class workout at the gym... It's hard to feel miserable after a great workout.
I admire people who have and show "class." Coach Pat Riley has class! I can only hope other people say the same about me.
Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.
A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.
Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain.
Those who are to change significantly that which they freshly encounter must themselves be changed by the changing of it.
If world problems feel too big to tackle, think small. Step by step. Small wins build confidence, lead the way to change.
It takes courage to speak up against complacency and injustice while others remain silent. But that's what leadership is.
The greatest artists like Dylan, Picasso and Newton risked failure. And if we want to be great, we've got to risk it, too.
Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories.
At the end the day because I believe so strongly in leadership, what I look for first, what I try to assess, is integrity.
When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.
I'll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.
Coming together is a beginning, and staying together is progress, but only when teams sweat together do they find success.
No easy problems ever come to the President of the United States. If they are easy to solve, someone else has solved them.
If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
We're looking forward to a great season at the University of California - if we find a way to put cleats on their sandals.
The question who ought to be boss is like who ought to be the tenor in the quartet? Obviously, the man who can sing tunor.
Leadership is particularly necessary to ensure ready acceptance of the unfamiliar and that which is contrary to tradition.
If the modern leader doesn't know the facts, he is in grave trouble, but rarely do the facts provide unqualified guidance.
Our problem is not too little time, but making better use of the time we have. Each of us has as much time as anyone else.
If I can't get the captains to respond appropriately and show the leadership I expect, how is anyone else going to respond?
Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.
Desire can't be sated, because if it is, the longing disappears and then we've failed, because desire is the state we seek.
If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will.
Until you start thinking right, you will never start behaving right. Repentance always deals with the changing of the mind.
I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight.