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• The moment I decided to follow instead of lead, I discovered the joys of becoming part of a small child's world.

  Janet Gonzalez-Mena

  Children, Discovery, Joy

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  You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

  John C. Maxwell

  Teamwork, Dream, Team Building

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• The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

  Blaine Lee Pardoe

  Stars, Business, Inspiration

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• Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Believe, Player

  Larry Bird (1990). “Drive: The Story of My Life”, Bantam Books

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• You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.

  William J. H. Boetcker

  Courage, Freedom, Character

  "Ten Cannots". Book by William J.H. Boetcker, 1916.

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• If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.

  Benjamin Hooks

  Thinking, Empowering Others, Followers

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• It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Over You, Trying, Looks

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• The art of leading, in operations large or small, is the art of dealing with humanity, of working diligently on behalf of men, of being sympathetic with them, but equally, of insisting that they make a square facing toward their own problems.

  Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall

  Art, Business, Men

  "Men Against Fire : The Problem of Battle Command in Future War". Book by S.L.A. Marshall, p. 160, 1954.

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• If a leader's actions don't back up his or her words, those who are trying to follow will first grow confused.

  Bill Byrd

  Confused, Trying, Firsts

  Bill Byrd (2004). “Sweet Success: 12 Proven Habits of Winning Leaders”, Fleming H Revell Company

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• Dictators are rulers who always look good until the last ten minutes.

  Jan Masaryk

  Looks, Lasts, Dictator

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• Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralize the company, but at other times sharing difficulties can inspire people to take action that will make the situation better.

  John P. Kotter

  Running, Inspiration, Mean

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• If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

  Ingvar Kamprad

  Business, Ikea, Giving

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.

  William Arthur Ward

  Life, Adventure, Opportunity

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• It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or methods. It must always relate directly to how life is better for everyone. . . . The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system. The aim must include plans for the future. The aim is a value judgment.

  W. Edwards Deming

  Life, Important, Planning

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• You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

  Naguib Mahfouz

  Inspirational, Wise, Clever

  FaceBook post by Naguib Mahfouz from Jul 12, 2011

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• You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it's really let us down.

  Bill Gates

  Motivational, Success, People

  "A Conversation with Bill Gates: Making a Healthier World for Children and Future Generations". "Now" with Bill Moyers, billmoyers.com. May 9, 2003.

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• I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual; I'm too abstract; I think too much.

  Newt Gingrich

  Thinking, Intellectual, Too Much

  "The Politics of Perception" by Connie Bruck, www.newyorker.com. October 9, 1995.

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• Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Motivational, Success, Graduation

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• A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.

  J. P. Morgan

  Motivational, Inspiring, Wisdom

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

  Ralph Nader

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

  Ken Olsen

  Standards

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• We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

  George S. Patton

  Motivational, Army, Sheep

  "Pocket Patriot: Quotes from American Heroes". Book edited by Kelly Nickell, p. 157, 2005.

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• The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap.

  Ayn Rand

  Men, Atlas, Literature

  Ayn Rand (1963). “For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition)”, p.105, Penguin

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• Transmit your vision emotionally by gaining credibility, demonstrating passion, establishing relationships and communicating a felt need. Transmit it logically by confronting reality, formulating strategy, accepting responsibility, celebrating victory and learning from defeat.

  John C. Maxwell

  Passion, Responsibility, Reality

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