There comes a time in every person's life when they are called to leadership. Of course, this is usually not something drastic, such as suddenly becoming President of the United States, but there are times in everyone's life when we must rise to the challenge and take responsibility.<\/p>\n
Throughout history, there have been many charismatic and influential leaders who have passed on their words of wisdom through memorable leadership quotes to help others recognize their power and the responsibility that comes with it. Many people have changed their lives and the lives of those around them with the help of these leadership quotes.<\/p>\n
From powerful change leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. to powerful names like Coco Chanel, these leadership quotes will make you feel unstoppable and feel like you can take on the world. Don't forget to add some of them to your vision board or place them in a place where you can always see them and remind yourself how strong you are!<\/p>\n
100 Leadership Quotes<\/p>\n
1 “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." \u2014 Eleanor Roosevelt<\/p>\n
2 “You don't lead by pointing and pointing people where to go. You are in the lead by going to this place and making arguments.” \u2014 Ken Kesey<\/p>\n
3 "All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to make them come true." – Walt Disney<\/p>\n
4 “If you have built castles in the air, your work must not be lost; that's where she should be. Now lay the foundation for them.” \u2013 Henry David Thoreau<\/p>\n
5 “Many of life's failures are people who didn't realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison<\/p>\n
6 "Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." \u2014 Dr. Seuss<\/p>\n
7 “The teacher influences eternity; he can never tell where his influence ends.” \u2014 Henry Adams<\/p>\n
8 "If you knew how much work went into this, you wouldn't call it genius." \u2013 Michelangelo<\/p>\n
9 “Leadership and learning are indispensable for each other.” \u2014 John F. Kennedy<\/p>\n
10 “I never thought about being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.” \u2014 John Hume<\/p>\n
11 “Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you” – Margaret Thatcher<\/p>\n
12 “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one who makes people do the greatest things.” – Ronald Reagan<\/p>\n
13 "Whenever you do something, act as if the whole world is watching you." \u2014 Thomas Jefferson<\/p>\n
14 “Leaving your mark on the world is very difficult. If it were easy, everyone would do it. But it's not. It requires patience, determination and comes with many setbacks along the way.” – Barack Obama<\/p>\n
15 "It doesn't matter how slowly you go, as long as you don't stop." \u2013 Confucius<\/p>\n
16 "Be kind, because everyone you meet is fighting an uphill battle." \u2013 Plato<\/p>\n
17 "My country is the world, and my religion is to do good." \u2014 Thomas Paine<\/p>\n
18 "Almost all men can endure adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him strength." – Abraham Lincoln<\/p>\n
19 “To stay relevant, you must establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry.” \u2014 Marc Benioff<\/p>\n
20 “Leadership must be focused on expanding opportunities for all.” \u2014 Justin Trudeau<\/p>\n
21 “The leader must have greater endurance and perseverance and be able to endure what the employees cannot.” \u2014 Jack Ma<\/p>\n
22 “Our main purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't harm them." \u2013 Dalai Lama<\/p>\n
23 "Power and wisdom are not opposite values." \u2014 Bill Clinton<\/p>\n
24 “Don't wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” \u2013 Mother Teresa<\/p>\n
25 "It's all about learning; you can do a lot if you're properly trained." \u2013 Queen Elizabeth II<\/p>\n
26 “Forget the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just use your power for your passion.” \u2013 Oprah Winfrey<\/p>\n
27 “Communicate deeply with other people. Our humanity is the only thing we all have in common.” \u2014 Melinda Gates<\/p>\n
28 "Find the smartest people you can and surround yourself with them." \u2014 Marissa Meyer<\/p>\n
29 “If you really want the key to success, start by doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing.” \u2014 Brad Sollose<\/p>\n
30 “A good leader is a person who takes on a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the merit.” \u2014 John C. Maxwell<\/p>\n
31 "Wise leaders usually have wise advisers, because it takes the wise man himself to distinguish them." \u2013 Diogenes<\/p>\n
32 “Leaders walk a fine line between self-confidence and humility.” \u2013 Stanley McChrystal<\/p>\n
33 "Leadership is much more of an art, a belief, a state of mind than a set of deeds." \u2014 Max De Pree.<\/p>\n
34 “Average leaders raise the bar for themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.” \u2014 Orrin Woodward<\/p>\n
35 “Leadership is not just about giving energy\u2026 it releases the energy of other people.” \u2014 Paul Polman<\/p>\n
36 “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” \u2014 Ralph Nader<\/p>\n
37 "Pity the leader caught between unloving critics and uncritical lovers." \u2014 John Gardner<\/p>\n
38 "Through chance, circumstance, sheer grit or will, more leaders have been created than by all leadership courses put together." \u2014 Warren Bennis<\/p>\n
39 "Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to get people what they want." \u2013 Diana Feinstein<\/p>\n
40 “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I fear an army of sheep led by a lion.” – Alexander the Great<\/p>\n
41 “Leadership must be more active than directive, more stimulating than effective.” \u2013 Mary D. Pool<\/p>\n
42 “It is difficult to do great things; but commanding great things is even more difficult.” – Friedrich Nietzsche<\/p>\n
43 "Being a leader means making the people you love hate you more every day." \u2014 Patrick Ness<\/p>\n
44 "Leaders should not give moral weight to their ideas: do it and you can't compromise." \u2014 Peter F. Drucker<\/p>\n
45 "A leader operating in enemy territory must always radiate positivity and optimism." \u2013 Naval Ravikant<\/p>\n
46 “Leaders should encourage their organizations to dance to music yet to be heard.” \u2014 Warren Bennis<\/p>\n
47 "The most effective way to do it is to do it." \u2014 Amelia Earhart<\/p>\n
48 "It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse." \u2014 Adlai Stevenson<\/p>\n
49 "A man always has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and a real reason." \u2013 J.P. Morgan<\/p>\n
50 "Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way." \u2014 George Patton<\/p>\n
51 “In most cases, being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.” \u2014 Tina Fey<\/p>\n
E-52 "People who like meetings don't have to answer for nothing." \u2014 Thomas Sowell<\/p>\n
53 "Leaders don't force people to follow them – they invite them on a journey." \u2013 Charles S. Lauer<\/p>\n
54 “A true leader is not one who seeks consensus, but one who forms consensus.” \u2013 Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n
55 “We're here for a reason. I suppose part of the reason is to throw little torches to guide people through the darkness.” \u2014 Whoopi Goldberg<\/p>\n
56 "The job of a leader is to take his people from where they are to where they haven't been." \u2014 Henry Kissinger<\/p>\n
57 "Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can entice other people to share their dream." \u2014 Warren Bennis.<\/p>\n
58 “Leadership requires faith in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory.” \u2014 Jocko Willink<\/p>\n
59 “If you want to build a ship, don't make people gather wood, divide work, and issue orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the boundless and boundless sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery<\/p>\n
60 “It's good to respect a leader. Learn from him. Watch him. Study it. But don't worship him. Believe that you can transcend. Believe that you can go beyond. Those with the second best attitude are consistently the second best performers.” \u2014 David J. Schwartz<\/p>\n
61 “You can be a leader in your workplace, in your neighborhood, or in your family, all without a title.” \u2013 Travis Bradbury<\/p>\n
62 “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can overcome controversy, debate, and doubt to come up with a solution that everyone can understand.” \u2014 Colin Powell<\/p>\n
63 “Make people feel like the hero of their journey and they will do more.” \u2013 Maxim Lagache<\/p>\n
64 "When you step into positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think." \u2014 Toni Morrison<\/p>\n
65 "Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm." \u2013 Publilius Sirus<\/p>\n
66 "A winner is a dreamer who never gives up." \u2014 Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n
67 "Success is often achieved by those who do not know that failure is inevitable." – Coco Chanel<\/p>\n
68 “Earn your lead every day.” – Michael Jordan<\/p>\n
69 “Leadership involves finding a parade and participating in it.” \u2014 John Naisbitt<\/p>\n
70 “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader”. \u2014 Margaret Fuller<\/p>\n
71 “Victims are justified. Leaders get things done.” \u2014 Robin Sharma<\/p>\n
72 “Leadership reduced to 3 words: Make a difference”. \u2014 Robin Sharma<\/p>\n
73 “The price of greatness is responsibility.” – Winston Churchill<\/p>\n
74 "To lead the people, follow them." – Lao Tzu<\/p>\n
75 “All leaders are readers”. \u2014 Jim Rohn<\/p>\n
76 "Believe that you can, and you're halfway there." \u2014 Theodore Roosevelt<\/p>\n
77 “Be prepared to be uncomfortable. Feel comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. It may not be easy, but it's a small price to pay to live the dream." \u2014 Peter McWilliams<\/p>\n
78 "Everyone thinks about changing the world, but no one thinks about changing themselves." – Lev Tolstoy<\/p>\n
79 “A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the herd, allowing the most agile to come forward, after which the rest follow him, not realizing that all this time they have been led from behind. \u2014 Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n
80 "Your job is to discover your work, and then give yourself to it wholeheartedly." \u2013 Buddha<\/p>\n
81 "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." – Steve Jobs<\/p>\n
82 “I didn't fail. I just found 10,000 ways that won't work." \u2014 Thomas A. Edison<\/p>\n
83 “To cope with yourself, use your head; to deal with others, use your heart.” \u2014 Eleanor Roosevelt<\/p>\n
84 "I realized that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." \u2014 Maya Angelou<\/p>\n
85 “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” \u2014 Helen Keller<\/p>\n
86 “Change won't happen if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for so long. We are the change we strive for.” – Barack Obama<\/p>\n
87 "The only safe ship in a storm is leadership." \u2014 Fay Wattleton<\/p>\n
88 “Don't follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” \u2014 Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n
89 "If I've seen further than others, it's because I've stood on the shoulder of giants." – Isaac Newton<\/p>\n
90 "The leader is the merchant of hope." \u2013 Napoleon Bonaparte<\/p>\n
91 “Leadership unlocks the potential of people to become better.” \u2014 Bill Bradley<\/p>\n
92 "Leadership is like third grade: it means repeating important things." \u2013 Max De Pree<\/p>\n
93 “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and ensuring that that influence continues in your absence.” \u2014 Sheryl Sandberg<\/p>\n
94 “Management does everything right. Leadership is doing the right thing.” \u2014 Peter F. Drucker<\/p>\n
95 “Leadership is the art of giving people a platform to spread ideas that work.” \u2014 Seth Godin<\/p>\n
96 “Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It's just so simple and at the same time so difficult." \u2014 Warren Bennis<\/p>\n
97 “A leader leads people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but should be." \u2014 Rosalynn Carter<\/p>\n
98 “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, then you are a great leader.” \u2014 Dolly Parton<\/p>\n
99 “Don't waste your energy trying to enlighten or change opinions; go further, lower, further, and opinions will organically change when you become the boss. Or they won't. Who cares? Do your thing and don't care if they like it." \u2014 Tina Fey<\/p>\n
100 "The mark of a great man is one who knows when to put aside the important things to do the vital things." \u2014 Brandon Sanderson<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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