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• Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power to affect change.

  Pete du Pont

  Leader, Saws, Use

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• Self-reliance can turn a salesman into a merchant; a politician into a statesman; an attorney into a jurist; an unknown youth into a great leader. All are to be tomorrow's big leaders - those who in solitude sit above the clang and dust of time, with the world's secret trembling on their lips.

  Newell Dwight Hillis

  Leadership, Self, Dust

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• He wove those three threads into a talk ranging from annually spending a week at Halloween as a child collecting candy to giving candy to hundreds of children at Halloween as an adult; from childhood assistance he received from adults, particularly after his parents divorced, to saying I challenge you to be a caring adult in someone's life ... Great times call forth great leaders.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Children, Halloween, Caring

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• Sex energy is the creative energy of all geniuses. There never has been, and never will be a great leader, builder or artist lacking in the driving force of sex.

  Napoleon Hill

  Sex, Artist, Creative

  Napoleon Hill (2005). “Think and Grow Rich with Foreword by Lewis Schiff”, p.138, Lulu.com

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• In all great leaders there is a purpose and intensity which is unmistakable.

  L. Ron Hubbard

  Leader, Purpose, Intensity

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• In the City of God there will be a great thunder,
  Two brothers torn apart by Chaos,
  while the fortress endures,
  the great leader will succumb,
  The third big war will begin when the big city is burning

  Nostradamus

  Brother, War, Cities

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• Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralize the company, but at other times sharing difficulties can inspire people to take action that will make the situation better.

  John P. Kotter

  Leadership, Running, Inspiration

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• Far from being reluctantly propelled into hostilities by popular war fever, leaders incite that fever in order to gather support for their war policies. Thereby do they attempt to distract the public from pressing domestic matters, serve the overseas interests of U.S. investors, justify gargantuan military budgets, and present themselves as great leaders.

  Michael Parenti

  Military, War, Order

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• It's a very simple thing on the make-or-break decision, it's the guy, and that's what separates the great leaders and great successes, and if you don't listen to it, you don't have it, you're never gonna get it, 'cause it's never gonna come from someplace else.

  Donny Deutsch

  Simple, Guy, Decision

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• Great leaders rally people to a better future.

  Marcus Buckingham

  People, Leader, Better Future

  Marcus Buckingham (2008). “The One Thing You Need to Know: ... About Great Managing, Great Leading and Sustained Individual Success”, p.59, Simon and Schuster

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• Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.

  Chip Conley

  Impact, People, Goal

  "Mastering the Anxiety Equation: A Remedy for Fearful Times" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.

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• This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.

  Steve Ballmer

  Decision, Leader, Innovation

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• Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers. This profound book shatters that assumption, showing that the more vital skill is asking the right questions…. Berger poses many fascinating questions, including this one: What if companies had mission questions rather than mission statements? This is a book everyone ought to read—without question.

  Adam Grant

  Book, Believe, Skills

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• To be a great leader, you must be a great listener

  Richard Branson

  Leader, Self Improvement, Listeners

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• Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.

  Marshall Goldsmith

  Successful, People, Leader

  Marshall Goldsmith (2010). “What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful”, p.72, Profile Books

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• Very few of the great leaders ever get through their careers without failing, sometimes dramatically.

  Phil Crosby

  Drama, Careers, History

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• Great leaders are paradoxical. They catalyze, rather control, the work of their teams. They have an overarching vision for the team but are not autocratic in the realization of this vision. Their eyes are open to whatever results occur-not just planned goals, because serendipity is a great innovator.

  Guy Kawasaki

  Leadership, Team, Eye

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• Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that we know who are very successful in business, in politics and religion. What are they? They tell purposeful stories. They move people to action by aiming at the heart.

  Peter Guber

  Moving, Heart, Successful

  "Entertainment exec Peter Guber". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 15, 2011.

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• I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Office, Leader, Want

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• Great leaders, like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos, also focused on the long term.

  Reed Hastings

  Jobs, Long, Leader

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• Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.

  Simon Sinek

  Humility, Leader, Needs

  "Don't Be So Tough: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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• Thoughts and prayers go out to Michael Weiner's family. A great leader and man. Going to be missed.

  Joba Chamberlain

  Prayer, Men, Leader

  Twitter post from Nov 22, 2013

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• Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.

  Lou Holtz

  Leader, Knows

  "Lou Holtz sorry for Hitler line". www.nydailynews.com. October 18, 2008.

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• The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

  Laozi

  Leadership, People, Confusion

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• He is a great leader by example. Someone whom I have always admired for his ability to remain balanced and have the sense of equanimity about his captaincy.

  Rahul Dravid

  Epic, Leader, Example

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