Leader Quotes - Page 20

• I think Pope Francis is our Pope Francis. I mean, the point of him is that he's a global leader, and he's trying, I think he's embracing that role.

  Naomi Oreskes

  Mean, Thinking, Trying

  Source: to.pbs.org

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• Microsoft has one more shot at a role in smart phone software through its deployment on Nokia phones. Nokia is still the global market share leader in cell phones. Maybe it will work out, but this is hard to envision great success in the area coming on the heels of so much disappointment in missed opportunity in this important and visible category.

  David Einhorn

  Disappointment, Smart, Opportunity

  "Transcript of David Einhorn's Speech at the Ira Sohn Conference". www.businessinsider.com. June 2, 2011.

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• You have to be a political leader, willing to lose an election if you want to do what's right.

  Scott Pelley

  Political, Want, Election

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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• Saudi Arabia has lost one of its dutiful sons, a leader among the most dear of its leaders and men.

  Hosni Mubarak

  Son, Men, Lost Ones

  "King Fahd of Saudi Arabia Dies". www.foxnews.com. August 1, 2005.

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• There are a variety of reasons. Not all Western leaders are equal. We have to make a certain separation from naïve Americans and Europeans. These are two different categories. For the Europeans, it affects the image of the "New Europe." The false image of Europe is that it is peaceful, separate from the past. Now the image of the New Europe is a radically false image.

  Manfred Gerstenfeld

  Past, Europe, Two

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• Being involved in NASCAR, I've learned a lot. I've met a lot of people. I've met a lot of special people. I've met some of our leaders. I've met some of the smartest people out there. I've met a lot of average folks. But they've all touched my life and made me look at things differently. I thank the Lord for my good days.

  Joe Nemechek

  Good Day, Average, Special People

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• I'm kind of a quiet leader, and I just try to lead by example. But then sometimes you have to say something.

  Chamique Holdsclaw

  Trying, Example, Quiet

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• I say to all those leaders, do not look the other way. Do not hesitate... It is within your power to avoid a genocide of humanity.

  Nelson Mandela

  Looks, Way, Genocide

  "Excerpts: Mandela's Live 8 speech". news.bbc.co.uk. July 3, 2005.

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• The best leaders are apt to be found among those executives who have a strong component of unorthodoxy in their character. Instead of resisting innovation, they symbolize it.

  David Ogilvy

  Strong, Character, Innovation

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• Failing once doesn't make you a failure. One difference between a successful person and an average person is how much criticism they can take, the average person cannot take much criticism and that's why they fail to be leaders and they do remain average all their lives

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Successful, Average, Differences

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• If you want leaders, you must become a leader yourself!

  John C. Maxwell

  Want, Ifs

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• I always tell D-West, 'We're the leaders on the team, and if we go down, we've got to go down shooting.'

  Chris Paul

  Team, Shooting, West

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• I want to become the first European floor leader to succeed in the NBA. I want to be the standard-bearer and prove we can succeed here.

  Tony Parker

  Nba, Want, Firsts

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• Being a leader is one thing I've never felt comfortable with. It's not my nature.

  Dwyane Wade

  Felt, One Thing, Comfortable

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• I've been a leader practically my whole life. I don't know what it is to follow.

  Eli Manning

  Whole Life, Whole, Knows

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• Don't wait untill problems pile up and cause a lot of trouble before trying to solve them. Leaders must march ahead the movement, not lag behind it.

  Mao Zedong

  Waiting, Trying, Lag

  Mao Zedong (2017). “Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works”, p.118, Lulu.com

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• The stereotype of a leader is one who talks and peps people up and things like that, but in actuality you have to listen to your teammates.

  Chris Bosh

  People, Teammate, Stereotype

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• Leaders set the tone for their peers. Peers look up to them and say, 'They're doing it, so I'm doing it.'

  Chris Bosh

  Peers, Looks, Tone

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• The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Inspirational, Leadership, Boss

  Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (2009). “The Essential Bennis”, p.210, John Wiley & Sons

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• This is a dream for me, it really is, to be the leader of a staff going into the season.

  Scott Kazmir

  Dream, Staff, Seasons

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• I've always felt that I'm a natural leader.

  Lamar Odom

  Natural, Felt

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• For every leader in the company, not just for me, there are decisions that can be made by analysis. These are the best kinds of decisions!

  Jeff Bezos

  Decision, Analysis, Kind

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• Leadership is all hype. We've had three great leaders in this century-Hitler, Stalin, and Mao.

  Peter Drucker

  Hype, Three, Mao

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• You don't need to compromise your standards to be accepted by good friends. The more obedient you arethe more the Lord can help you overcome temptation. You can also help others because they will feel your strength. Let them know about your standards by consistently living themNo one intends to make serious mistakes. They come when you compromise your standards to be more accepted by others. You be the strong one. You be the leader. Choose good friends and resist peer pressure together.

  Richard G. Scott

  Strong, Mistake, Good Friend

  "Making the Right Choices". Richard G. Scott's priesthood session address at the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, www.lds.org. October 1994.

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• A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside of himself or herself ... lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.

  Parker J. Palmer

  Responsibility, Special, Harm

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