It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.
Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men -- the other 999 follow women.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?
He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.
Inventories can be managed, but people must be led.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.
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