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Quotes About Leadership

If nominated, I will not run if elected, I will not serve.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
My aim then was, to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us.
~ William Tecumseh Sherman
You are the first one, so we are your servants," another replies. "That makes sense," agrees another clone.
~ William Thomas
Let's ask D. L. Moody." Another objected and said, "D. L. Moody does not have a monopoly of the Holy Spirit." "No, he does not," was the reply, "but the Holy Spirit has a monopoly on him.
~ William Thrasher
The assistant stayed away from the job—withdrew her cooperation—until the boss came to his senses and accepted her No to bullying (which was actually a Yes to respect).
~ William Ury
O ye who lead,Take heed!Blindness we may forgive, but baseness we will smite.
~ William Vaughn Moody
A teacher must read. How can a teacher justify not reading? A teacher must love books. You people are making a tragic mistake in your school leadership by placing people who do not read into positions of authority. Cag the alien in "Them" William W. Johnstone
~ William W. Johnstone
One of the crucial traits of real leaders in a democracy is the ability to help people become better informed so that society can make better choices.
~ William W. Lewis
People don't follow titles, they follow courage.
~ William Wells Brown
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
~ William Westmoreland
When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail.
~ William Westmoreland
In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.
~ William Wordsworth
Who is the happy Warrior? Who is heThat every man in arms should wish to be?
~ William Wordsworth
MILTON! thou shouldst be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen
~ William Wordsworth
That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
~ Willie Stargell
We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done.
~ Wilma Mankiller
One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful as a gift, is to not ever let anybody else define me; that for me to define myself . . . and I think that helped me a lot in assuming a leadership position.
~ Wilma Mankiller
In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
~ Wilma Mankiller