Quotes About Leadership

But the mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones." The

Manipulation works so well on a personal level, I don't see why it wouldn't be an equally viable national policy.

I have practice following fools in their reckless pursuits.

You must unite them, the strange, booming words had told him. You must prepare. Build of your people a fortress of strength and peace, a wall to resist the winds. Cease squabbling and unite. The Everstorm comes.

He moved like some ancient god of lore, presiding over a battlefield of miniature mortals who couldn't see him, but certainly felt his almighty hand. Except, if Dennison was a god, his specialty certainly wasn't war.

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Elend smiled, recognizing the reference. Trentison's Supplying in Scale. A few years earlier, he would have agreed with Yomen, and the two would probably have spent the afternoon discussing the philosophy of leadership in Yomen's palace. However, Elend had learned things in the last few years that he simply hadn't been able to get form his studies.

He was a man.Just a man. Yet, you always knew he'd succeed. He made you be what he wanted you to be.

My lack of capacity doesn't change the kingdom's needs.

Successful leaders all share one common trait—they believe that they can do a better job than the alternatives. Humility is fine when considering your responsibility and duty, but when it comes time to make a decision, you must not question yourself.

Jasnah preferred to work alone, which was odd, considering how good she was at getting people to do what she wanted. Navani liked groups—but of course, Navani wasn't a scholar. Oh, she knew how to pretend. But all she really did was nudge here and there, perhaps provide an idea. Others did all the real engineering.

I'll have more than that." He tapped the windowsill. "I'm going to refound the Knights Radiant.

The first step in taking control of a nation, Arteth, is the simplest. You find someone to hate.

A good king is one who is trusted by his people—and one who deserves that trust.

You underestimate the stubbornness a crown can press into a man or woman's mind.

protect us from small-minded men with too much power.

That's the way of most rulership," Ham mused. "What is a government but an institutionalized method of making sure somebody else does all the work?

Where once kings and warriors shaped the world, now quiet men in offices will do the same—and do it far, far more effectively.

This is genius, Brightness. Truly." She smiled. They liked to say that, and she appreciated the sentiment. The truth was, she merely knew how to harness the genius of others—as she was hoping to harness the storm.

He was a symbol. A living banner to destroy.

fight for no king and for all of them.

If Taravangian killed a child, he'd do it not for vengeance. Not for fury. Not for wealth or renown. But because he sincerely thought the child's death was necessary. He would call it good, then? No. He would acknowledge it as evil, would say it stains his soul. He says... that's the point of having a monarch. A man to wallow in blood, to be stained by it and destroyed by it, so that others might not suffer.

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.

I define a leader as anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential.