“To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.”— Joe Namath, books.google.com
“When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.”— Stephen Covey, forbes.com
“He is a butcher and is not fit to be at the head of an army. Yes, he generally manages to claim a victory, but such a victory! He loses two men to the enemy's one. He has no management, no regard for life.”— Mary Todd Lincoln, amazon.com
“Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.”— Andy Stanley, amazon.com
“As leaders, we are never responsible for filling anyone else's cup. Our responsibility is to empty ours.”— Andy Stanley, amazon.com
“What I always tell my board is, we have to be prepared for whether or not it's going to happen. We have to prepare for bad events. We’re a big bank in China, I prepare for the worst. I don’t think it's going to happen, I think China will be a large developed nation in 30 years housing a large percen…”— Jamie Dimon, youtube.com
“The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.”— Brandon Sanderson, amazon.com
“A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them”— Brandon Sanderson, amazon.com
“So if there’s a message I have to give, it is that I found one overriding thing about my personal election. It’s the fact that if a gay person can be elected, it’s a green light.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org
“I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org
“The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pabulum.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org
“A gay person in office can set a tone, can command respect, not only from the larger community, but from the young people in our own community who need both examples and hope.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org
“And the time has come when the gay community must not be judged for our criminals and our myths. Like every other group, we must be judged by our leaders and by those who are themselves gay, those who are visible.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org
“It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.”— Simon Sinek, amazon.com
“A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.”— Simon Sinek, twitter.com
“If you can't walk on the hot coals and weather whatever the storms are, you're probably not deserving of being president.”— Jeb Bush, politico.com
“There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or influence. Those who lead inspire us. Whether individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves.”— Simon Sinek, amazon.com
“Franklin Roosevelt still surrounded himself with a lot of strong women. I think that they in many ways helped give him the strength that he needed to get us through the Depression and get us through World War II.”— Larry Flynt, pbs.org