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“They probably think the sun won't come up unless you're there to allow it.”
“He uses the nice old words so rich in tradition to be sure I know he means it.”
“I have lived most of my life in soldiers’ camps. I know what they saw. I know how they think. Their confidence sours as sudden as curdled milk.”
“Take a look around,” the instructor had advised. “Ask yourself if there’s anyone else who is better qualified to do the job. Not in the entire galaxy, but right there, at that point in time. If the...”
“Yes, it takes two to dance. But somebody has to lead.”
“People don’t follow you because you are nice, they follow you because they believe the place you are taking them is better than the place they are.”
“Moral action – humble and honest – is the tribute that power must at some point pay to reason.”
“A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.”
“He not only had the gift of “reading” men and women, of seeing into their hearts, he also had the gift of putting himself in their place, of not just seeing what they felt but of feeling what they ...”
“The men were always wary of an officer who took form more seriously than function.”
“Leaders today should be more conductors than solo artists”
“Don’t assume meekness is weakness and those who are loud are strong.”
“Pride refuses to be taught. Humility refuses not to be”
“A little self-doubt is a good thing," said Jia, "but not excessive doubt. Sometimes we live up to the stories others tell about us.”
“Leadership … is a collective and constantly redistributed function, and not the private property of the few or The One.”
“True leadership is not defined by notoriety, power, prestige, status, or job title.”
“#STEREOTYPES #SOCIETY #COMPATIBILITY #BREAKTHROUGHStereotypes?? What are they?? WE ARE SOCIETY, WE MAKE SOCIETY..WE ARE NOT MARRIED TO SOCIETY,WE LIVE IN IT!”
“But a society in which pluralism is not undergirded by some shared values and held together by some measure of mutual trust simply cannot survive. Pluralism that reflects no commitments whatever to...”
“The first job of a leader—at work or at home—is to inspire trust. It’s to bring out the best in people by entrusting them with meaningful stewardships, and to create an environment in which high-tr...”
“You don't gain authority by raising your voice. You prove you don't any.”
