Quotes About Leadership

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.

Own your brand, not minding the market noise,walk your lane like a boss. You are Valid, Eminent and Endorsed.

Self made individuals have the charisma to go the extra mile .

I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

Perhaps everyone has their own variety of choices to make, so why do you even bother making theirs? Do something that's for your own advantage. Make your own choices. Rule your own world.

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.

Science cannot stop while ethics catches up - and nobody should expect scientists to do all the thinking for the country

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They are going to find you anyway.

One must acquire the courage to make the difficult decisions that no one else will make and this will help you to climb the ladder of success.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

Dont compromise temporary power, corrupt practice and mediocrity to meritocracy.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Be someone's inspiration before you have the chance to be, inspire the change in someone that will inspire more change in the world.

You cannot inspire every person through your good deeds and action. But there are many who will be inspired.

If you don't develop a habit of waking up before the rest of the world, you won't be able to change the world.

If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you'll be ready to stop managing. And start leading

An important skill all leaders must have is a great sense of humor, humor keeps everyone at ease and break the ice between people. An effective leader must also be approachable and open.

Practice what you preach before you try to teach it to someone else.

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates

Take advice from people who are where you want to be.

Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.

My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it.