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Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
As there is no insignificant work, there is not an insignificant leader. All leaders need training...not just a few.
In the West the wise are usually thought of as leaders. In the East, the wise are very often though of as followers.
Until the American majority is willing to live within its means, it can hardly force its political leaders to do so.
Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.
In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.
When leaders betray their people and the people don't overthrow them, it's not just the leaders who should be blamed.
Bosses and leaders everywhere should cherish the people who bring them bad news, disappointing data or hard problems.
I just think that the qualities of leadership are unknown even to the leader until he's tested and given a challenge.
Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
Comparing Jesus with history's greatest of human leaders is like comparing the sun to a flashlight with no batteries.
Great leaders have no need for reputation. Reputation is what you are in public. Character is who you are in private.
How do you become a thought leader? It starts with *being* a thought leader and then connecting the dots back to you.
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change.
Without an elite in the arts, we have no leaders, which is to say we have no vision, which is to say we have no arts.
If you can't force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader.
True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience.
If we say leaders are incompetent, we are going to fuel extremist, populist, xenophobic and ultra-nationalist parties.
The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.
A trustworthy leader goes the extra mile to remedy strained relationships, even when it doesn't appear to be required.
A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.
In 30 years of travel and training leaders -164 nations - I've never met anyone who didn't need massive doses of love.
A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.
When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.
You may as well know, also, that every great leader, from the dawn of civilization down to the present, was a dreamer.
The leaders of the Taliban said today that killing bin Laden won't solve the problem. But, you know, it couldn't hurt.
I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.
Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'
American leaders worry about the security of their country. Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country.
I always believe leaders are readers, so you've got to read 30 minutes a day of something that's going to inspire you.
The most enduring legacy of President Barack Obama is going to be a new generation of leaders standing up for liberty.
When a leader encourages the culture of impunity, the society is lost and it makes the work harder for the rest of us.
Trying to be a leader, you've got to be really sure of what you're doing and you've got to guide people the right way.
After spending so much money Liverpool were a lot further behind the leaders when Houllier left than before he arrived
When a leader is upbeat in the face of discouraging circumstances, others admire that quality and want to be like her.
I can't believe how fast things have happened, and I'm just so honored that people are able to look to me as a leader.
If you have leaders who are prepared to incite group against group it is very easy to manufacture reasons and excuses.
I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea, or as I call him, 'Kim,' to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose.
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation
If it's the last thing I do, I will give every ounce of the rest of my life to helping leaders and churches get better.
A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question.
I am a leader, I am not a follower. I create my own path, and that way, I cannot blame anyone else if I do not succeed.
The U.K. could become a global leader in decommissioning skills and technology as we move to a net-zero-carbon economy.
If you don't have the ability to see when to stand up and the conviction to do it, you'll never be an effective leader.
The United States stands willing to work with a transformed Palestinian Authority with new leaders coming to the front.
Leaders goal: Understand the power of serving a leader further down the road than you because leadership is contagious.
Few leaders are born. We learn to be leaders. We learn by working with other people and working through our philosophy.
Leaders goal: Don't be afraid of vulnerability & transparency, (without being pitiful). People respond to authenticity.
Who takes the blame: the leader who talks of poverty but lives in luxury, or the poor who choose a leader of that type?