Quotes About Influence

Absolute power doesn't corrupt, but rather, reveals character.

Free society's organize around the "invisible hand" while Force society's organize around the State's "visible fist.

Your words have the power of life and death. Choose them wisely.

A leader must inspire or his team will expire.

New Golden Rule of Fractional Reserve Banking: He who creates the "fool's gold" controls the fools.

People will follow you when you build the character to follow through.

Everyone has the spark of greatness; a leader's role is to pour oxygen onto it forming the fire within.

The art side of leadership involves orchestrating another performer's science to produce the desired result.

A leader who accepts his own excuses cannot help others overcome theirs.

Just as water will not surpass the capacity of the container, a team's success will not surpass the capacity of the leader.

Leaders begin with a different question than others. Replacing who can I blame with how am I responsible?

The candle inside will eventually burn out; the question is: did it light the path for those following us?

Don't confuse one leader's bluster for muster or another leader's meekness for weakness.

Power in society is achieved through control of the purse, pen, and politics.

You can't make a difference until you dare to be different.

Leaders speak truth into people who believe lies about themselves.

You cannot expect your team to rise above your example.

For a person to make a difference in the world, he must be different than the world.

When a leader buys his own excuses, he also, unfortunately, sells them to his team.

Whereas goodness makes greatness teachable, greatness makes goodness touchable.

People buy into leaders through the 3R's of Leadership: Relationship, Reason, and Results.

All leaders model and message; unfortunately, most would-be leaders model doesn't align with their message.

Those who master money are free to serve others still mastered by it.

Leaders don't correct people to success as much as believe them to it.