Inspiring Leadership Quotes and Words by Famous People

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1. Lord Byron
When we think we lead we most are led.

2. Latin proverb
An army of stags led by a lion would be better than an army of lions led by a stag.

3. Matthew
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

4. Tacitus
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

5. Jim Rohn
The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.

6. General Colin Powell
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.

7. Eleanor Roosevelt
A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.

8. Harold Geneen
Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.

9. Theodore Hesburgh
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision.

10. George S. Patton
Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.