Quotes about leadership
138 quotes from 99 people
- PSPublilius Syrus101–101 BCSentences, Maxim 469
Walter Scott1771–1832Life of Napoleon (1827).- MMuhammad571–632Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 275
There is a question that a warrior has to ask, mandatorily: Does this path have a heart?
CCCarlos Castaneda1925–1998The Wheel of Time: Shamans of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts About Life, Death and the Universe (1998), “Quotations from The Teachings of Don Juan” (Chapter 4)
Omar Bradley1893–1981On military character, in 19 Stars: A Study in Military Character and Leadership (1981) by Edgar F. Puryear Jr.One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.
Eleanor Roosevelt1884–1962You Learn by Living (1960), Foreword
T. E. Lawrence1888–1935The Evolution of A Revolt (1920)
Haile Selassie1892–1975Speech on Leadership in Speeches Delivered on Various Occasions, May 1957-December 1959 (1960), p. 138
Robert Jordan1948–2007New Spring (January 2004), Chapter 1: The HookLeadership is rooted not in power and authority, but in service and wisdom.
Robin Wall Kimmererborn 1953Braiding Sweetgrass (2013), p. 112
Harry Emerson Fosdick1878–1969Living Under Tension (1941), p. 111
Mike Penceborn 1959Remarks at Reagan Library, C-SPAN.org (September 8, 2016)
Havelock Ellis1859–1939Introduction to Huysmans’ Against the Grain (English translation of À rebours)We are dealing with [veterans], not procedures; with their problems, not ours.
Omar Bradley1893–1981“General Bradley Speaks of Personnel Affairs,” Veterans Administration Personnel Bulletin IB-5, Volume 11 (31 May 1947)Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg1933–2020Statement of advice on being presented the Radcliffe Medal, as quoted in “Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg” by Colleen Walsh, in The Harvard Gazette (29 May 2015)