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Quotes About Leadership

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Governor of New York State does not have to be an acrobat.
~ Alfred Smith
Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus.
~ Alfred Victor Vigny
The Wise are silent, the Foolish speak, and children are thus led astray.
~ Algernon Blackwood
Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others. Before preaching to others he should first practice himself. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals is superior to the man who tries to teach and train others.
~ Ali bin Abu-Talib
A Divine rule can be established only by a man, who, where justice and equity are required, neither feels deficient nor weak and who is not greedy and avaricious.
~ Ali bin Abu-Talib
Silence will create respect and dignity; justice and fairplay will bring more friends; benevolence and charity will enhance prestige and position; courtesy will draw benevolence; service of mankind will secure leadership and good words will overcome powerful enemies.
~ Ali bin Abu-Talib
It isn't a good enough answer, that one group of people can be in charge of the destinies of another group of people and choose whether to exclude them or include them. Human beings have to be more ingenious than this, and more generous. We've got to come up with a better answer.
~ Ali Smith
I have a vision that the modern sense of being a hero is like shining a bright light on things that need to be seen.
~ Ali Smith
ambitious people awe some and terrify others!
~ Ali Vali
Yeah, I've worked with a couple of female directors, now, and I think that they're amazing. As good or better than guy directors.
~ Alia Shawkat
My father told me that if a man is the head of the house, the woman is its heart. And a man without a heart is no more than a corpse.
~ Alice Borchardt
There, little girl, don't read, You're fond of your books, I know, But Brother might mope If he had no hope Of getting ahead of you. It's dull for a boy who cannot lead. There, little girl, don't read.
~ Alice Duer Miller
Ultimately, brands are built by people who passionately believe in their brands. Indeed, many of the world's best brands can be linked to a single person: Howard Schultz created Starbucks, Steve Jobs built Apple, Pleasant Roland formed American Girl, Richard Branson developed Virgin, and Phil Knight was the driving force behind Nike. Brand builders understand and believe in the power of brands.     Tim
~ Alice M. Tybout
Chaotic to cast out kings
~ Alice Notley
A natureza do Sol em Áries é liderar e, em Leão, reger.
~ Alice O. Howell
Most of the time I liked being in charge of my life, thrived on it, in fact. But occasionally, when I was tired or unhappy. I'd find myself thinking how nice it would be to let someone else run the show, at least for a while.
~ Alice Steinbach
Many people are aware that we are in peril and that there is no trustworthy leadership.
~ Alice Walker
Jesus' true strength was not revealed in his ability to teach and lead the multitudes. It was manifested in his willingness to make himself nothing, to suffer, and to die. I had enough strength to exhaust myself studying, mentoring, and teaching, but I did not possess sufficient strength to be nothing.
~ Alicia Britt Chole
Elaine Brown's book A Taste of Power. Elaine rose up from an impoverished childhood in North Philly to become the first and only female leader of the Black Panther Party, the '60s political organization formed to challenge police brutality, fight systemic racism, and empower black communities.
~ Alicia Keys
The mayor will be remembered because of his refusal to accept political favors and he kept his campaign promises.
~ Alicia Mendoza
Het meisje met de leeuwengeest! Je werd leider van je volk, en dat ben je tot je dood gebleven... Je bent de moeder van miljoenen mensen. - Leo
~ Alison Baird
At the moment my advice is to hide behind Cadvan if any trouble occurs, and don't draw the sword at all. You're just a liability.
~ Alison Croggon
One does not impose conditions on de Gaulle!
~ Alistair Horne