Whatever ought to be, can be. James Rouse on leadership
The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it. Cyril Falls on leadership
The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. Ken Olsen on leadership
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. Jim Rohn on leadership
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt. Barack Obama on leadership
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. John F. Kennedy on leadership
The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office. Dwight D. Eisenhower on leadership
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen. Barack Obama on leadership
But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance. William Julius Wilson on leadership
You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it. Norman Schwarzkopf on leadership
Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. Abdul Kalam on leadership
Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed. Mwai Kibaki on leadership
You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership. Dwight D. Eisenhower on leadership
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. Harry S. Truman on leadership
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. Norman Schwarzkopf on leadership
No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings. Peter Drucker on leadership
Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone. Ferdinand Marcos on leadership
In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake - to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled. Charles Stanley on leadership
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us. Charles Stanley on leadership
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Stephen Covey on leadership