738 quotes found
“In a battle between two ideas, the best one doesn't necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the most fearless heretic behind it.”
“The first key to leadership is self-control.”
“I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."(Washington DC, 12 May, 2008)”
“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
“A star wants to see himself rise to the top.A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.”
“(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.”
“Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.”
“True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.”
“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. ”
“I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?”
“To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our d...”
“Show me the man you honor and I will know what kind of man you are.”
“Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Startwith what they know. Build with what they have. But with the bestleaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people...”
“Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.”
“Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.”
“People in any organization are always attached to the obsolete - the things that should have worked but did not, the things that once were productive and no longer are.”
“A vision we give to others of who and what they could become has power when it echoes what the spirit has already spoken into their souls.”
“Belief has the power to change your inner state and your outer world.”
“The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.”
“The world is full of stupid people. That's why we have rules. But with enough intelligence, a person can be above the rules. She can make rules.”
