Quotes About Leadership

This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people.

The leader does the planning, but he's wise enough not to say so. As the changes become necessary, he slips them in as a concession – temporary, of course – to circumstances, but if he's good, he's slipping in the right bits for the ultimate shape.

Why was I condemned to live in a democracy where every fool's vote is equal to a sensible man's? If all the energy that is put into diddling mugs for their votes could be turned on to useful work, what a nation we could be!

Most people […] prefer to be coaxed or wheedled, or even driven. That way they never make a mistake: if there is one, it's always due to something or somebody else

I can't afford to say yes to all my staff's desires, but one thing is certain – I can't afford the outrageous cost of not listening to their requests.

When you shift conversations and explore the greatness of your team members, you're likely to be a person who creates opportunities for their strength to show up on the job.

Does the man really command the sword?" I asked. "It appears that the sword may command the man.

A good leader takes in all the information and facts they can, before they make any decision.

Want to know the best part of being a warlord?' came a hoarse whisper. I bit my lip, puzzled by the question. Keir's mouth curled up slowly into a smile. 'I always get what I want.

I am trying to bring change to my people, Lara, and change is rarely bloodless.

What kind of vice president would I want—someone like Mike Pence, who looks adoringly at Donald Trump whenever he speaks? (I already have a dog.)

Jamie let go of me. "Shut your mucky gob, man." He stepped close to our fearless leader in the dark, took hold of his jacket by the collar, and in a dead quiet voice that had gone dangerously Scots, threatened heatedly, "Talk like that again wi' these brave lassies listenin' an' Ah'll tear the filthy English tongue frae yer heid, so Ah will.

A woman did that.

Here he comes, moving among the enemies all on his own. Do you see? He acts alone, but he is not alone. He has an army behind him, also, my army; and with our lives we will fight to defend him.

Strong people do not need strong leaders.

You didn't see me on television, you didn't see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put together pieces out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders.

Strong people don't need strong leaders.

Give light, and people will find the way.

There is also the danger in our culture that because a person is called upon to give public statements and is acclaimed by the establishment, such a person gets to the point of believing that he is the movement.

If the Governor speaks of ideals, they are "selfless ideals"; if he speaks of paths to be taken, they are "untrod paths." The Governor is one who leaves no cliché unturned

Ellen G. White

Oamenii idolatrizeaz? talentul ?i râvnesc prea mult un anumit statut social. Mult prea mul?i nu vor s? fac? nimic dac? nu sunt recunoscu?i ca lideri; mult prea mul?i trebuie s? primeasc? laude, altfel nu manifest? nici un interes pentru munc?.

Like Abraham, parents should command their households after them. Let obedience to [143] parental authority be taught and enforced as the first step in obedience to the authority of God.

hay necesidad de dudar ni de temer que la obra no tenga éxito. Dios encabeza la obra y él pondrá en orden todas las cosas. Si hay que realizar ajustes en la plana directiva de la obra, Dios se ocupará de eso y enderezará todo lo que esté torcido. Tengamos fe en que Dios conducirá con seguridad hasta el puerto el noble barco que lleva al pueblo de Dios.—2MS 449 (1892).