The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.

Tony Blair

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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

John C. Maxwell

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

Douglas MacArthur

To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.

Woodrow Wilson

Leaders don’t force people to follow, they invite them on a journey.

Charles S. Lauer

Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching.

George Van Valkenburg

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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

E. M. Kelly

I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep.

Charles Maurice

Make your team feel respected, empowered and genuinely excited about the company’s mission.

Tim Westergen