Quotes for Leadership

Benchmarking is an ongoing exercise in any company that aspires for leadership.

Anand Mahindra

Leadership is a mindset in action. So don't wait for the title. Leadership isn't something that anyone can give you - you have to earn it and claim it for yourself.

Travis Bradberry

Be the chief but never the lord.

Lao Tzu

Leadership is influence.

John C. Maxwell

Leadership is inspiring people. Management is keeping the trains running on time.

Andy Dunn

What nourishes us at home and in school is what inspires us. When we get awareness and learn about the great potential that we all human beings have, we are able to discover our leadership.

Vicente Fox

In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are 'ridiculously in charge,' then you own whatever happens in a company, school, et cetera.

Henry Cloud

I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give.

Malala Yousafzai

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Napoleon Bonaparte

But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.

Ibrahim Babangida

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.

Douglas MacArthur

It is past time for Republican leadership to answer for record deficits and reckless spending, both in Iraq and in the U.S. It's time for a plan to bring our troops home.

Sherrod Brown

The world is starving for original and decisive leadership.

Bryant H. McGill

Veterans are especially appealing candidates in key swing districts. Veterans have credibility, not just with Democrats but with independents and Republicans as well. They're the kind of people respected for their leadership, not just their politics.

Seth Moulton

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, ‘Go!’ -a leader says, ‘Let’s go!’.

E. M. Kelly

Leadership is a matter of how to be - not how to do it.

Frances Hesselbein

While a good leader sustains momentum, a great leader increases it.

John C. Maxwell

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

Bo Bennett

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Theodore Hesburgh

I think Chinese leadership is trying to tell the world they have another set of logic or reasoning or values which are different from yours. Of course, I don't think they believe that. It's just an argument that's made when you can't confront the truth and facts. They really want to maintain power.

Ai Weiwei