Quotes About Leadership

The whole theory of warfare is calculated risk," the Duke said, "but when it comes to risking your own family, the element of calculation gets submerged in…other things.

Leaders make mistakes, and those mistakes amplified by the number of those who follow without questioning, move inevitably toward great disasters.

All governments needed to remain under suspicion in their time of power.

The problem with leadership is that leaders are human beings and when they make mistakes their mistakes are amplified by the numbers who follow without question and that's why I say 'think for yourself', ask questions.

You will not," Stilgar said. "I know there are spares among us. Where are the spares? Are we a troop together or a band of savages?

For proper government, the tribe must have ways to choose men whose lives reflect the way a government should behave." From

All governments needed to remain under suspicion during their time of power

We mustn't run short of filmbase,' the Duke said. 'Else, how could we flood village and city with our information? The people must learn how well I govern them. How would they know if we didn't tell them?

A world is supported by four things. …" She held up four big-knuckled fingers. "… the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing. …" She closed her fingers into a fist. "… without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!

Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him…once…long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject." The Fremen

Power attracts the corruptible.

A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people. He maintains the level of individuals. Too few individuals, and a people revert to a mob.

Regulile stricte înal?? fortificaÈ›ii la ad?postul c?rora minÈ›ile înguste îi creeaz? pe satrapi. Stare de lucruri periculoas? când totul merge bine, dezastruoas? în momente de criz?.

All governments need to remain under suspicion in their time of power.

The religious commentary statement in Dune is the one that we've discussed earlier, that messiahs should come with a label on the forehead that reads, 'Caution, may be dangerous to your health.

Grave this on your memory, lad: A world is supported by four things…." She held up four big-knuckled fingers. "…the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing…." She closed her fingers into a fist. "…without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.

Tu pueblo no podría sufrir mayor desastre que caer en manos de un héroe».

Celui qui gouverne doit apprendre à convaincre et non à obliger.

Tone of voice and attitude alone can subjugate another's will.

We know that one: 'Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Wrong, Dama. Something more subtle but far more pervasive: Power attracts the corruptible.

One: When they find a leader. This is the most volatile threat to the powerful; they must retain control of leaders. "Two: When the populace recognizes its chains. Keep the populace blind and unquestioning. "Three: When the populace perceives a hope of escape from bondage. They must never even believe that escape is possible!

Power attracts the psychotics. Always. That's what we have to avoid within ourselves.

She asked me to tell her what it is to rule. And I said that one commands. And she said I had some unlearning to do.

Muad'dib rules everywhere, he said. Arrakis is not my destination, she insisted. Arrakis is the destination of everyone, he said.