Great Leader Quotes - Page 13

• I have seen productions of Julius Caesar that set it in a modern, Western context and it just looks as though they're getting rid of a particularly cantankerous chairman of the board rather than the great leader of the world.

  Gregory Doran

  Leader, World, Modern

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• It was Hillary Clinton who worked with Russia on the New START Treaty to reduce their nuclear weapons stockpile. It was Hillary Clinton that worked with Russia to get them engaged in a community of nations to stop the Iranian nuclear weapons without firing a shot. She's not going around praising Vladimir Putin as a great guy. But she knows how to sit down at a table and negotiate tough deals. This is a very challenging part of the world, and we ought to have a commander-in-chief who is prepared and done it, rather than somebody who goes around praising Vladimir Putin as a great leader.

  Tim Kaine

  Guy, Leader, Community

  "National Security Highlights from the Vice Presidential Debate". www.lawfareblog.com. October 5, 2016.

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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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• The x factor of a great leader is humility combined with will.

  James C. Collins

  Humility, Leader, Factors

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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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• 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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• 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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• You have to comply, you have to obey - or you'd better resign and leave. But that is also the mark of a great leader - somebody who, in the presence of inner conflict, will do the right thing.

  Colin Powell

  Leader, Conflict, Mark

  Source: www.egonzehnder.com

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• A great leader is one who surrounds himself with great people who then, collectively, innovate and implement with success. If he tries to do it all by himself, he is an egotist and likely to fail.

  Philip Kotler

  People, Leader, Trying

  Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. May 10, 2015.

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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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• There are many qualities of a great leader. Passion is one, empathy is another, listening is another, decisiveness is another. I think a great leader makes people feel comfortable, so that they feel that they're allowed to be stupid, they're not afraid to give their opinions.

  Sherry Lansing

  Stupid, Passion, Thinking

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• The past doesn't equal the future.
  All great leaders, all people who have achieved in any area of life,
  know the power of continuously pursuing their vision,
  even if all the details of how to achieve it aren't yet available

  Tony Robbins

  Leadership, Past, People

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.97, Simon and Schuster

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• Great obstacles make great leaders.

  Billy Diamond

  Leader, Political, Politics

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• Remember, every great leader (or visionary or brave thinker) was initially laughed at. Now they are revered.

  Robin Sharma

  Leader, Brave, Vision

  Robin Sharma (2006). “The Greatness Guide: One of the World's Most Successful Coaches Shares His Secrets for Personal and Business Mastery”, p.23, Jaico Publishing House

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• Great leaders in our study treated their people like partners in the organization. That meant they created for their people a sense of connection by teaching them how their jobs impact the larger organization. And they showed them growth opportunities, how they can grow and develop with the company.

  Adrian Gostick

  Teaching, Opportunity, People

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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

  John F. Kennedy

  Education, Leader, Firsts

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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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• We Americans are lucky to live in a country with a history full of noble ideas, great leaders and awe-inspiring accomplishments. Sadly, many of our elites want no part of it.

  Michael Barone

  Country, Ideas, Accomplishment

  "Spurning America" by Michael Barone, www.realclearpolitics.com. October 17, 2005.

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• Great leaders have to know when to divide that line from being selfless to being selfish, and he perfectly chose the time to be selfish and made plays.

  Michael Irvin

  Selfish, Play, Leader

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• Great leaders are those who are able to look reality in the face, however painful it may be, and deal with it.

  Colin Powell

  Reality, Leader, Looks

  Source: www.egonzehnder.com

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• All great leaders since Moses have known that a feared enemy must be crushed completely. (Sometimes they have learned this the hard way.) If one ember is left alight, no matter how dimly it smolders, a fire will eventually break out. More is lost through stopping halfway than through total annihilation: The enemy will recover, and will seek revenge. Crush him, not only in body but in spirit.

  Robert Greene

  Crush, Revenge, Fire

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• Great leaders make people feel important.

  John Addison

  People, Leader, Important

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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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