Quotes About Perspective

A fish in a bowl thinks to know it all, for it has never seen the ocean.

Then I began to think that it is very true which is commonly said that the one-half of the world knoweth not how the other half liveth.

We judge ourselves by our motives and others by their actions.

The important thing is not what they think of me it is what I think of them.

O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us. It wad frae money a blunder free us And foolish notion.

Do not make yourself so big. You are not so small.

Walls turned sideways are bridges.

Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it.

If only we can give them faith that mountains can be moved, they will accept the illusion that mountains are moveable, and thus an illusion may become reality.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.

A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.

It is monstrous that the feet should direct the head.

If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.

Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity

One of the most important leadership lessons is realizing you're not the most important or the most intelligent person in the room at all times.

I have the charisma of the chipmunk. I never have thought I was smart. I thought the people I dealt with were dumb.

The moment I decided to follow instead of lead, I discovered the joys of becoming part of a small child's world.

Conflict is the primary engine of creativity and innovation. People don't learn by staring into a mirror; people learn by encountering difference.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

While personal maturity may mean being able to see beyond yourself, leadership maturity means considering others before yourself.

What seems over your head is always under His feet.