Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm. Publilius Syrus
Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Publilius Syrus
Month: November 2008
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same. Henri B. Stendhal
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Henri B. Stendhal
It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
What you cannot enforce, do not command. Sophocles
What you cannot enforce, do not command.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Sophocles
To be omnipotent but friendless is to reign. Percy Bysshe Shelley
To be omnipotent but friendless is to reign.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Percy Bysshe Shelley
He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule. Seneca
He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Seneca
The world cannot be governed without juggling. John Selden
The world cannot be governed without juggling.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by John Selden
When placed in command — take charge. Norman Schwarzkopf
When placed in command — take charge.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Norman Schwarzkopf
Great leaders understand human behavior rather than the cybernetics of any function. James Schorr
Great leaders understand human behavior rather than the cybernetics of any function.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by James Schorr
Our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average. Jim Rohn
Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Jim Rohn
The penalty of leadership is loneliness. H. Wheeler Robinson
The penalty of leadership is loneliness.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by H. Wheeler Robinson
You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too. Sam Rayburn
You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Sam Rayburn
Never do that by proxy which you can do yourself. Italian Proverb
Never do that by proxy which you can do yourself.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Italian Proverb
The right man comes at the right time. Italian Proverb
The right man comes at the right time.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Italian Proverb
Those that rule must hear and be deaf, must see and be blind. German Proverb
Those that rule must hear and be deaf, must see and be blind.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by German Proverb
When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow. French Proverb
When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by French Proverb
Among the blind the one eyed is king. Proverb
Among the blind the one eyed is king.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Proverb
The person who has no enemies has no followers. Don Piatt
The person who has no enemies has no followers.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Don Piatt
Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. Thomas J. Peters
Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Thomas J. Peters
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. George S. Patton
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by George S. Patton
You can lead a whore to culture but you can’t make her think. Dorothy Parker
You can lead a whore to culture but you can’t make her think.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Dorothy Parker
A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward. Ovid
A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Ovid
A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities. Jules Ormont
A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Jules Ormont
It’s important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray. Roger Von Oech
It’s important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Roger Von Oech
Leadership must be established from the top down. Sam Nunn
Leadership must be established from the top down.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Sam Nunn
Show me the leader and I will know his men. Show me the men and I will know their leader. Arthur W. Newcomb
Show me the leader and I will know his men. Show me the men and I will know their leader.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Arthur W. …
Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it. John Naisbitt
Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by John Naisbitt
The wealth of kings is in the affections of their subjects. Motto
The wealth of kings is in the affections of their subjects.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Motto
Impatience is the cause of most of our irregularities and extravagances Command by obeying. Motto
Impatience is the cause of most of our irregularities and extravagances Command by obeying.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Motto
A crown, golden in show is but a wreath of thorns. John Milton
A crown, golden in show is but a wreath of thorns.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by John Milton
The real leader has no need to lead — he is content to point the way. Henry Miller
The real leader has no need to lead — he is content to point the way.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Henry Miller
That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong. Lord Melbourne
That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Lord …
A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. Golda Meir
A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Golda Meir
Leadership is action, not position. Donald H. Mcgannon
Leadership is action, not position.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Donald H. Mcgannon
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. John C. Maxwell
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by John C. Maxwell
The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. Andre Maurois
The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Andre Maurois
Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women. Groucho Marx
Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Groucho Marx
That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown. Christopher Marlowe
That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Christopher Marlowe
The golden rule for every business man is this: Put yourself in your customer’s place. Orison Swett Marden
The golden rule for every business man is this: Put yourself in your customer’s place.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Orison Swett Marden