Leader Quotes - Page 24

• Many council leaders and members will be surprised to discover how much more focused their work will become when they examine it through the lens of saving souls through the mission of the Church.

  M. Russell Ballard

  Soul, Church, Lenses

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• I'm not the type of guy to go out and just say, 'Hey, I'm raising my fist to do this and do that.' I don't think I'm that type of guy. I wasn't a leader the way other people may have wanted me to be.

  Willie Mays

  Thinking, People, Guy

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• A Homeland, A State, A Leader.

  Francisco Franco

  States, Homeland

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• ...all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing.

  Moliere

  Dance, Skills, Dancing

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• If you're a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can.

  Bill Hybels

  Serious, Ifs

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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, Lines

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• In all that we do in the Church, we need to provide the way, as leaders, for parents and children to have time together as families.

  Boyd K. Packer

  Children, Parent, Church

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• Our Heavenly Father is the Father of our spirits, and Jesus Christ is the Creator of this world. They know and understand us and the world around us better than anyone else. Looking to a higher source for knowledge and power can help us far more than relying on the wisdom of the world. We need to have the Spirit and look to the prophets and our priesthood leaders. We also need to look to the scriptures, which contain God's words to holy men.

  Allan F. Packer

  Jesus, Father, Men

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• We should be patient in developing and strengthening our testimonies. Rather than expecting immediate or spectacular manifestations, though they will come when needed, we should pray for a testimony, study the scriptures, follow the counsel of our prophet and other Church leaders, and live the principles of the gospel. Our testimonies then will grow and mature naturally, perhaps imperceptibly at times, until they become driving forces in our lives.

  Joseph B. Wirthlin

  Church, Scripture, Principles

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• The unwillingness of most leaders to set standards, to administer feedback when standards are not met, to praise clearly when standards are met, stands in the way of the development of excellence. The leader who makes no demands of his disciples cannot really lead them at all. The sense of new excitement and new challenge generated by the gospel will be blunted by leaders who shield followers from the full demands of fellowship.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Challenges, Excellence, Development

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• Members are more likely to seek counsel from leaders from whom they feel sincere love emanating.

  M. Russell Ballard

  Sincere, Members, Feels

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• It is a shortsighted priesthood leader who doesn't see the value in calling upon the sisters to share the understanding and inspiration they possess.

  M. Russell Ballard

  Inspiration, Understanding, Calling

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• The first duty of a leader is opti­mism. How does your sub­or­di­nate feel after meet­ing with you? Does he feel uplifted? If not, you are not a leader.

  Bernard Law Montgomery

  Firsts, Doe, Duty

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• We expect our leaders to be godlike. But I feel that when people try to sanctify leadership, it puts it out of the realm of regular people. And that's where the greatest leaders come from - from the people.

  Katori Hall

  People, Trying, Realms

  "Katori Hall Talks "Radical" MLK Jr in 'The Mountaintop' Interview" by Vanessa Martinez, www.indiewire.com. August 29, 2011.

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• I remember my mother saying to me on one occasion, 'Mel, I know that I can count on you.' I resolved that she would always be able to count on me. I would not let her down. I loved her too much. Her confidence in me meant everything. Today I still feel that way. I feel that way about the Brethren. I don't ever want to let President Hinckley or any of the other leaders of the Church down. But, even more important, I never want to let the Savior down, because I love Him more than anything else.

  F. Melvin Hammond

  Mother, I Love Him, Important

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• He will be England captain one day. Jack Wilshere is a real leader. I saw how he spoke with the referee and the other players [against Denmark]. It is difficult to find someone so young with such a big personality. I remember two defenders, Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi, and one attacker, Raul, but for personality and confidence on the pitch he is the best young midfielder I have seen for his age.

  Fabio Capello

  Real, Player, Two

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• Anybody who thinks that they are a leader and doesn't have anyone following them is just out for a walk.

  John C. Maxwell

  Thinking, Walks, Following

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• The job of the leader is to get the big ideas right.

  David Petraeus

  Jobs, Ideas, Bigs

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• Leaders who carry unresolved guilt are forced to hide a part of themselves from those to whom they are closest. They have a secret. They are forced to expend time and energy to ensure that no one finds them out. They know they are not completely trustworthy. Often they assume no one else is either. Guilty leaders have a difficult time trusting. Consequently, guilty leaders have a difficult time building teams.

  Andy Stanley

  Team, Secret, Guilt

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• A leader with integrity has one self, at home and at work, with family and with colleagues. He or she has a unifying set of values that guide choices of action regardless of the situation.

  James M. Kouzes

  Integrity, Home, Self

  James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (1987). “The leadership challenge: how to get extraordinary things done in organizations”, Jossey-Bass, 1988

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• If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.

  James C. Collins

  Needs, Causes, Charismatic

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• I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember during that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up, talking about 'hope' and 'change'. His name was Fidel Castro.

  Rafael Cruz

  Strong, Teenager, Military

  "Geraldo Rivera: A Cruz Missile Aimed At Nueva America?" by Geraldo Rivera, www.foxnews.com. October 18, 2013.

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• Things can change if the military can do a paradigm shift and gets out of the shame and coverup cycle and be a leader in our culture. In the 50s, 60s and 70s there were huge race problems in the military even more severe than the culture at large. The military saw it was detrimental and it changed and became a model to society at large.

  Amy Ziering

  Military, Race, Culture

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• If I had to guess, I'd estimate that 9 out of 10 Liberty students come to Christian college on their own, with no pressure from their parents or religious leaders. A lot of the students came from secular high schools, and for them, Liberty is a place where they can practice their faith freely without feeling ostracized or mocked.

  Kevin Roose

  Christian, Religious, School

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• But most of us who aren't models aren't models, right? And so, you just have to get used to that and sort of read right past it. So. On the sex symbol piece, I don't get that piece. On the personality piece, that people are excited to meet a leader from Mozilla - maybe there's more about meeting me personally than I give credit for, but I find that people are excited about what Mozilla is, more than 'Oh my god, there's Mitchell, look, her hair,' whatever.

  Mitchell Baker

  Sex, Past, Hair

  "Inside the Firefox’s Den". Interview with Laura McClure, www.motherjones.com. September 16, 2008.

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