I say this all the time: Everyone can make a conscious choice to be a leader. Votes: 4
Kenneth ChenaultIf you would be a leader of men, you must lead your own generation, not the next. Votes: 3
Woodrow WilsonI was born to be a leader. I love the fact that millions of people look up to me. Votes: 3
Arnold SchwarzeneggerA leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. Votes: 2
Golda MeirIf I can inspire some leaders, that would be great. I don't know if I want to be a leader. Votes: 2
Joe WurzelbacherLeader and followers are both following the invisible leader-the common purpose. Votes: 0
Mary Parker FollettThe manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. Votes: 0
Warren G. BennisThe leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege. Votes: 0
Peter DruckerA leader who develops people adds; a leader who develops leaders multiplies. Votes: 0
John C. MaxwellA good leader... maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking. Votes: 0
Haile SelassieNever forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity. Votes: 0
Carl von ClausewitzLeader, bandits at 2 o'clock! Roger; it's only 1:30 now-what'll I do 'til then? Votes: 0
Bill WattersonA true leader helps people focus on their potential, not on their limitations. Votes: 0
Alan Loy McGinnisBeing charismatic doesn't make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic. Votes: 0
Seth GodinThe team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful. Votes: 0
Mike KrzyzewskiPreparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader. Votes: 0
John Andreas WidtsoeNothing will undermine your effectiveness as a leader faster than a bad marriage. Votes: 0
Michael HyattA great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position. Votes: 0
John C. MaxwellBy 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader. Votes: 0
Constance Baker MotleyA good leader sees everything, overlooks a great deal, and corrects a little. Votes: 0
Pope John Paul IIThe greatest resource a worship leader has is his relationship with his wife. Votes: 0
Cliff BarrowsCreating the new increasingly is more than 50 percent of a top leader's job. Votes: 0
Scott D. AnthonyI never thought of myself as the leader. The most important person, perhaps. Votes: 0
Freddie MercuryAs our leader Saddam Hussein said, 'God is grilling their stomachs in hell.' Votes: 0
Mohammed Saeed al-SahafFor a leader, courage, love, and passion for service are the virtues of life. Votes: 0
Debasish MridhaBe willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Votes: 0
George S. PattonA leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent. Votes: 0
James CallaghanShow me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader. Votes: 0
Robert Baden-PowellWe as Iraqis have suffered enormously as a result of al-Qaeda and its leader. Votes: 0
Hoshyar ZebariGreat leaders get people to think more of themselves, not more of the leader. Votes: 0
Peter BurwashMartin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values. Votes: 0
Taylor BranchThere is no apology from any Muslim leader for all the massacres of Christians Votes: 0
Dennis PragerA leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiAs a leader you provide for people only what they can't provide for themselves. Votes: 0
Ken BlanchardHe's ours now. Not made by evil, but birthed by human cruelty. (Mortent Leader) Votes: 0
Sherrilyn KenyonThe true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance. Votes: 0
Brian TracyThe spiritual leader should outpace the rest of the church, above all, in prayer. Votes: 0
J. Oswald SandersA genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Votes: 0
Martin Luther King, Jr.People, like sheep, tend to follow a leader - occasionally in the right direction. Votes: 0
Alexander ChaseIf you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader. Votes: 0
James C. CollinsNot everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader. Votes: 0
John C. MaxwellDoing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader. Votes: 0
Rick WarrenWe live in a democracy, and people are free to sometimes choose the wrong leader. Votes: 0
Rand PaulA leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised. Votes: 0
Napoleon BonaparteThe highest goal of a leader is to help others fulfill their purposes in life. Votes: 0
Debasish Mridha M.D.A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example. Votes: 0
Joe DiMaggioA leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people. Votes: 0
Simon SinekEducation can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow. Votes: 0
Bel KaufmanThe effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides. Votes: 0
Bill CourtneyThe only thing of real importance that leader do is to create and manage culture Votes: 0
Edgar ScheinA leader must be ready to send the soldiers under his command to their deaths Votes: 0
Eric S. NylundA real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame. Votes: 0
David CottrellLeaders lead by example. No leader asks more than he is prepared to give himself. Votes: 0
David AmerlandA leader is someone who knows what they want to achieve and can communicate that. Votes: 0
Margaret ThatcherThe led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader. Votes: 0
Albert EinsteinBeing a leader is one thing I've never felt comfortable with. It's not my nature. Votes: 0
Dwyane WadeA leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others. Votes: 0
Charles HandyA great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence. Votes: 0
N. R. Narayana MurthyHaving the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. Votes: 0
Vince LombardiI've been a leader practically my whole life. I don't know what it is to follow. Votes: 0
Eli ManningEvery local church has a leader but it seems so few local churches are being led. Votes: 0
Andy StanleyAn organizer is a leader who does not lead but gets behind the people and pushes. Votes: 0
Fred RossI consider myself a leader of this football team, along with a lot of other guys. Votes: 0
Philip RiversA man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower. Votes: 0
Gautama BuddhaIf you look at anything successful, you will find traces of a good leader in it. Votes: 0
Idowu KoyenikanI put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church. Votes: 0
Pope Tawadros II of AlexandriaA leader is a person you will follow to a place you wouldn't go by yourself. Votes: 0
Joel A. BarkerI put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church. Votes: 0
Pope Theodoros IITo be a great leader of people - inspire them to follow you, not your rules. Votes: 0
Jeffrey GitomerThe best friend of truth is time while the best friend of a leader is results. Votes: 0
Orrin WoodwardIn China, you have to have a strong leader for a business to get anything done. Votes: 0
Zong QinghouA leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people. Votes: 0
Frank HerbertIt is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism Votes: 0
Nelson MandelaA leader knows what's best to do; a manager knows merely how best to do it. Votes: 0
Kenneth AdelmanThe manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. Votes: 0
Warren Bennisa true leader must be able to command with an iron fist, not just a humble heart. Votes: 0
Evan MeekinsThe United States is still seen as the leader at the world that wants to be free. Votes: 0
Colin PowellTo an old leader will be born an idiot heir, weak both in knowledge and in war. Votes: 0
NostradamusI don't think spending time in Ottawa is a good use of my time as the leader. Votes: 0
Kevin O'LearyPerhaps the true mark of a leader is that she or he is willing to stand alone. Votes: 0
Laurie Beth JonesTo have a man who can flirt is next thing to indispensable to a leader of society. Votes: 0
Margaret OliphantIf you're a leader, a fellow that other fellows look to, you've got to keep going.
Ernest ShackletonSeventh Generation's work with Carol Sanford made me a better values-based leader.
Jeffrey HollenderNever forget that your role as a leader is to be a steward for future generations.
Marilyn C. NelsonThe opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.
Marcus BuckinghamThe only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.
Napoleon BonaparteAspire to do better. Instead of being the leader of the group, be the little person.
Jake M. JohnsonOf course! Jeb Bush! America is hungry for another leader from that talented family!
Stephen ColbertA Chief must show no fear, no worry... A Chief is a leader first, and a man second...
Cressida CowellI'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.
Donnie WahlbergA great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.
John C. MaxwellBy the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions.
William J. ClintonThe leaderâs (Jeff Densonâs) superb bowing.. showcasing Densonâs haunting vocals
Bill MilkowskiAn important mark of a good leader [is] to know you donât know it all and never will.
Anne M. MulcahyEvery human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.
Colin PowellTo become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life
Warren G. BennisBeing one step ahead makes you a leader Being fifty steps ahead could make you a martyr.
John C. MaxwellQuality of character doesn't make a leader, but the lack of it flaws the entire process.
Peter DruckerThis is a dream for me, it really is, to be the leader of a staff going into the season.
Scott KazmirA midnight knock on the door followed by execution is no way a leader should be treated.
Tony AbbottOnce a leader delegates, he should show utmost confidence in the people he has entrusted.
A. B. SimpsonTo be a leader is to communicate constantly, skillfully, intentionally, and strategically
Albert MohlerIf a leader goes with their gut, it should be after listening first to people they trust.
Andy StanleyEvery single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.
Bill HybelsA reluctant leader is highly suspicious of people who work to accumulate and hoard power.
Dan B. AllenderThe success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.
John C. MaxwellDare to walk the path that others have feared to travel, and a leader shall then be born.
Robert M. HenselIt often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
AristophanesIf you are a leader, it is not possible to be at peace with all and friends with everyone.
Dan B. AllenderIf you feel the need to make everyone happy, you should be a wedding planner not a leader.
Mark MillarThe institutional leader is primarily an expert in the promotion and protection of values.
Philip SelznickI think Donald Trump showed a real quality that every leader needs, and that's resiliency.
Robert JeffressFidel Castro was a charismatic revolutionary and a ruthless leader who allowed no dissent.
Scott SimonTo function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader.
William BlighOne day you're the leader of Iraq, the next day you're being checked for fleas on FOX News.
David LettermanWe must get away from the idea that America is to be the leader of the world in everything.
Francis John McConnellA leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the blame, and the brunt of the storm.
Herbert Newton CassonWant to be a better leader? Meditate in the morning and prepare yourself for the day ahead.
Joe SaccoA leader's attitude is caught by his or her followers more quickly than his or her actions.
John C. MaxwellBoth hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
John OrtbergConservatives are much more comfortable supporting the leader who's in power than liberals.
Jonathan ChaitOnly where leader and led together bind each other in one destiny ... does true order grow.
Martin HeideggerLeader. Ship. The word 'ship' is hidden inside the word 'leadership,' as its... derivation.
Michael ScottA true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders.
Neale Donald WalschYou shouldn't blindly accept a leader's advice. You've got to question leaders on occasion.
Richard BransonMoney always flows to the leader... If you want more money, simply become more of a leader.
Robert KiyosakiIt's hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
Sheryl SandbergNo leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all.
Vince LombardiGrowing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation.
Warren G. BennisYou have no right to be a leader if someone who works for you doesn't know where they stand.
Jack WelchI'm the leader of the show, keepin' you on the go, but I know I can't live without my radio.
LL Cool JEvery human emits unconscious vocal undertones that determine who the leader is in the room.
Nick MorganIt is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers.
Paul KagameI think we have to find a leader who reflects all of our concerns and not just some of them.
T. D. JakesThe strength of the group is in the will of the leader, and the will is character in action.
Vince LombardiA leader should never risk their ability to make a difference by making an unnecessary point.
Andy StanleyRefuse to make excuses or blame others. The leader always says, If it's to be, it's up to me.
Brian TracyA Leader is someone who can do everything him(her)self, but let's other people help him(her).
Don RittnerYou must keep your composure. Take charge of the huddle. Be a leader. And silence, the crowd.
Eric ThomasThe measure of you as a leader is not what you do, but what others do because of what you do.
Howard G. HendricksWill the leader reflect the ugliness of egotism or the transfigured glory of Christ the Lord?
J. Oswald SandersAs a leader, your job is to energize people around the mission and vision you've articulated.
Jack WelchA person may forget 90% of what a leader says, but he will never forget how the leader lives.
Kenneth BoaAnyone who wants to be a leader must be the servant, not the boss, of those he wants to serve.
Aminu KanoI think what the American people want more than anything else is a strong and decisive leader.
Chris ChristieIt is the quality and the character of the leader that determines the results and performance.
Frances HesselbeinIn the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.
Herbie HancockA leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't.
Jack MaThe leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream.
John C. MaxwellThe leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.
Max de PreeI would not like to be a political leader in Russia. They never know when they're being taped.
Richard M. NixonIf your business is to grow and prosper, as a leader, you need to focus on people development.
Robert KiyosakiYou have to be a political leader, willing to lose an election if you want to do what's right.
Scott PelleyThe future of any leader or political systems is to be determined by the people of the country.
Ban Ki-moonThe true mark of a Christian leader is trying to build up other people. Raise up other leaders!
Charles ColsonThe first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
Condoleezza RiceWhat is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader. It is the needs of his people.
Frank HerbertCrowds of men are like crowds of sheep. Not the best, but the first leader is usually followed.
Frederick Schiller FaustA leader's ability to convey confidence and his ability to communicate effectively are similar.
John C. MaxwellA leader without a vision is just a letter without a stamp; it can never reach his destination.
Mehmet Murat ildanThe nation wept tears of remorse for their leader: the tear-gas accomplished what was expected.
MinimaksThe race to be a leader is crowded, but the field is wide open for those willing to be servants
Rick WarrenLeadership is demonstrated at the moment of need. You learn to be a leader by acting, by doing
Carlos GhosnThe boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says 'I'; The leader says 'We'.
Harry Gordon SelfridgeRobespierre, however, was not the type of leader finally destined to emerge from the Revolution.
Irving BabbittThe role of a leader is not to rule over other people, but to hold a space for their own genius.
Marianne WilliamsonPerhaps the central task of the leader of leaders thus becomes the development of other leaders.
Warren G. BennisCan you believe that? She says I'm not leader enough for her. Who was she looking for... Hitler?
Woody AllenYour response to opportunities, adversities and calling, determine the type of leader you become.
Andy StanleyA leader's most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others.
Bill HybelsA leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words.
Jack WeatherfordA good leader remains focused. Controlling your destination is better than being controlled by it
Jack WelchGrow a leader-grow the organization. A company cannot grow without until its leaders grow within.
John C. MaxwellI read "Up From Slavery" and then my dream - if I may so call it - of being a race leader dawned.
Marcus GarveyThe worst mistake a leader can make is to mentor no one, choose no successor and leave no legacy.
Myles MunroeThe U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.
Tom FordWe're all responsible. I'm the leader, the captain of the ship, and I have to take responsibility.
Alan TrammellIn modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.
Rebecca MacKinnonThe selfish leader will attempt to lead others for their own gain and for the detriment of others.
Tom PetersThe ideal leader is one who hears the voice of God, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them.
Aiden Wilson TozerNo amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one.
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl WavellThe next Tory leader would have to unify his party and ensure that Britain stood tall in the world.
Boris JohnsonYou need a strong, tough leader to restore America`s greatness. This is the best person to do that.
Chris ChristieThe organization will always mirror the behavior, habits, attitude, mindset and pace of the leader.
Darren HardySaudi Arabia has lost one of its dutiful sons, a leader among the most dear of its leaders and men.
Hosni MubarakA leader has a sound program, has a good policy, and then brings people together to solve problems.
John KasichI do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course.
Lee Kuan YewClarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.
Marcus BuckinghamA leader should care way more about HOW people are doing rather than HOW they are doing their work.
Perry NobleCan't pick and choose when you're gonna be a leader. If you're gonna be it - gotta do it every day.
Rajon RondoThe moment a leader steps away from his core competencies, his effectiveness as a leader diminishes.
Andy StanleyTo keep the wrong leader in the wrong place prevents the right leader from being in the right place.
Aubrey MalphursWhat if I don't want a leader? Where does that vote go? I do good on my own. I don't want to be led.
Doug StanhopeIf you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.
Jack WelchI said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.
Jose Luis Rodriguez ZapateroI decide on the basis of conscience. A genuine leader doesn't reflect consensus, he molds consensus.
Martin Luther King, Jr.The words spoken by the leader of the free world can expand the frontiers of freedom or shrink them.
Mitt RomneyA good leader takes care of those in their charge. A bad leader takes charge of those in their care.
Simon SinekA star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.
Simon SinekFaith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice
George Washington Goethals