Great Leader Quotes - Page 12

• I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember.

  Carlos Ghosn

  Writing, People, Leader

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• The great leaders of the second world war alliance, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, understood the twin sides of destruction and salvation. Their war aims were not only to defeat fascism, but to create a world of shared prosperity.

  Jeffrey Sachs

  War, Leader, Alliances

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• Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.

  Simon Sinek

  Inspirational, Sacrifice, Numbers

  "Why good leaders make you feel safe". Simon Sinek at TED2014, www.ted.com. May 19, 2014.

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• Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line.

  Pat Williams

  Heart, Views, People

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• He [Mikhail Gorbachev] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes....There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that does not come across as something peaceful within himself. It's the look of a kind of human volcano, or he'd probably like to describe it as a human nuclear energy plant.

  Dan Rather

  Eye, Volcanoes, Leader

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• Great leadership isn’t shaped in the absence of opposition but in the presence of it. Great leaders draw us together by our universal humanity; they galvanize the wills of the willing; they draw clarity from the spigot of chaos.

  Charles M. Blow

  Leader, Humanity, Together

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• We were really helped when President Ronald Reagan came in. I remember non-commissioned officers who were going to retire and they re-enlisted because they believed in President Reagan. That's the kind of President Ronald Reagan was. He helped our country win the Cold War. He put it behind us in a way no one ever believed would be possible. He was truly a great American leader. And those of us in the Armed Forces loved him, respected him, and tremendously admired him for his great leadership.

  Wesley Clark

  Country, War, Winning

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• Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling of contentment with the status quo.

  John P. Kotter

  Organization, Leader, Feelings

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• Without a terrific leader, you're not going to have a Great Group. But it is also true that you're not going to have a great leader without a Great Group.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Leadership, Groups, Terrific

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• Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Leader

  John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.19, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• If your program has a great leader, you'll get great things. If you don't have a great leader and people aren't on the same page, you have a lot of different people doing a lot of different things. That's where trouble starts.

  Deshaun Watson

  People, Leader, Pages

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• Great leaders always have self-discipline -without exception.

  John C. Maxwell

  Self, Discipline, Leader

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• All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.

  Moliere

  Dance, Book, Skills

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• Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.

  Simon Sinek

  Leader, Done, States

  "Simon Sinek: Get Things Done". www.askmen.com.

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• In short, Israel is the measure of our failings and our incompetence. We have waited for a great leader for years, but none came; we have waited for a mighty military victory, but we were defeated roundly; we have waited for outside powers (the United States or, in its time, the Soviet Union), but none came to our aid. The one thing we have not tried in all seriousness has been to rely on OURSELVES: until we do that with a full commitment to success there is no chance that we can advance towards self-determination and freedom from aggression.

  Edward Said

  Determination, Military, Commitment

  "The End of the Peace Process: Oslo and After".

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• Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes.

  Rick Riordan

  Thinking, Law, Leader

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• Remember that our nation's first great leaders were also our first great scholars.

  John F. Kennedy

  Education, Leader, Firsts

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• For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King’s side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. No medal can change that, but today, we honor Bayard Rustin’s memory by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.

  Barack Obama

  Kings, Memories, Gay

  Barack Obama's speech at Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 20, 2013.

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• Hines Ward, Plaxico Burress, Jerome Bettis-they are great leaders. I listen to everything they say.

  Ben Roethlisberger

  Leader

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• Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.

  Rick Perry

  Empowering, Leader, Analyzing

  Source: stream.org

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• It remains true that great managers recognize individualities and focus on developing strengths rather than weaknesses. Great leaders, in sharp contrast, recognize what is (or could be) shared in common - a vision, a dream, a mission, whatever - and inspire others to join them in the given enterprise.

  Marcus Buckingham

  Dream, Focus, Leader

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• If you look at Caterpillar now [in Japan] with what's going on. [Shinzō] Abe is a great leader. Who is our chief negotiator? Essentially it is Caroline Kennedy. I mean give me a break. She doesn't even know she's alive. It's Caroline Kennedy. So Caterpillar is having a hard time selling because Komatsu is under-cutting them.

  Donald Trump

  Mean, Cutting, Hard Times

  Source: www.economist.com

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• Great leaders encourage leadership development. By openly developing themselves

  Marshall Goldsmith

  Leader, Development, Developing

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• The great leaders of business, industry and finance, and the great artists, poets, musicians and writers all became great because they developed the power of self-motivation .

  Napoleon Hill

  Motivation, Artist, Self

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• Great leaders inspire. They maintain a hopeful attitude, even in the face of discouraging setbacks, constant criticism and abundant opposition. People don't follow discouraged leaders. They follow those who persist with hope.

  Rick Warren

  Attitude, People, Hopeful

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