Leadership Quotes
A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
Colin PowellColin Powell Great leaders create more leaders, not followers.
Roy T. BennettRoy T. Bennett Leadership is a choice one makes.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta Since the only way you are going to find solutions to painful problems is by thinking deeply about them – i.e., reflecting – if you can develop a knee-jerk reaction to pain that is to reflect rather than to fight or flee, it will lead to your rapid learning/evolving.
Ray DalioRay Dalio Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
Vince LombardiVince Lombardi To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West – know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.
Any leader has to have a certain amount of steel in them, so I am not that put out being called the Iron Lady.
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.
Beyonce KnowlesBeyonce Knowles The leader of the genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
Jules VerneJules Verne You’ve got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it all out of the window and shoot spontaneously, then you must follow his lead.
Michael CaineMichael Caine We need progressive leaders everywhere who will reform our broken and racist criminal justice system.
Bernie SandersBernie Sanders Whatever your position, reach out to those who know more than you do, and have been around longer than you have. Find those people. Listen carefully. And learn.
Donald RumsfeldDonald Rumsfeld The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear.
Kobe BryantKobe Bryant