Leaders 

1. In order to be a leader a man must have followers. And to have followers, a man must have their confidence. Hence, the supreme quality for a leader 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. If a man’s associates find him guilty of being phony, if they find that he lacks forthright integrity, he will fail. His teachings and actions must square with each other. The first great need, therefore, is integrity and high purpose.   Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.  Unknown
3. Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.  Robert Jarvik
4. Outstanding leaders appeal to the hearts of the members of their team – not their minds.  Mike Jones
5. A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.   John C. Maxwell
6. A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.  Mike Jones
7. The leader is best,
   When people are hardly aware of his existence,
   Not so good when people praise his government,
   Less good when people stand in fear,
   Worst, when people are contemptuous.
   Fail to honor people, and they will fail to honor you.
   But of a good leader, who speaks little,
   When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
   The people say, ‘We did it ourselves.’  Lao Tzu
8. Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.  Chinese Proverb
9. Nobody rises to low expectations.  Calvin Lloyd
10. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.  Robert F. Kennedy
11. A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.  Unknown
12. Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.  Albert Schweitzer
13. Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means.  Albert Einstein
14. A good leader inspires others with confidence in him/her; a great leader inspires them with confidence in themselves.  Mike Jones
15. The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on.  Walter J. Lippmann
16. 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 Truman
17. A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.  Max Lucado
18. Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.  John C. Maxwell
19. You can’t lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself.  Gene Mauch
20. A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.  Leroy Eimes
21. A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be.  Rosalynn Carter
22. Eagles don’t flock  you have to find them one at a time.  H. Ross Perot
23. The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.  Ray Kroc
24. The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.  Gail Sheehy
25. A leader is a dealer in hope.  Napoleon Bonaparte
26. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.  John C. Maxwell
27. A leader must have the courage to act against an expert’s advice.  James Callaghan
28. A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must be undaunted when the going gets tough.  Ronald Reagan
29. Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.  Jack Welch
30. Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.  General Colin Powell
31. The great leaders are like the best conductors  they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.  Blaine Lee
32. The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. … Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership.  Gary Wills 

Leadership 

1. All Leadership is influence.  John C. Maxwell
2. You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.  Dwight D. Eisenhower
3. Leadership is action, not position.  Donald H. McGannon
4. Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.  Warren G. Bennis
5. Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.  Harold Geneen
6. Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire others to follow.  Vincent Lombardi
7. Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching.  George Van Valkenburg
8. Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.  Jim Rohn
9. My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.  General Montgomery
10. The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.  John Buchan
11. The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.  Theodore M. Hesburgh
12. Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.  Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe