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The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi.
The German has not the slightest notion how a people must be misled if the adherence of the masses is sought.
To me, hockey was always tremendous fun. That's what kept me going for so long. I simply love to play hockey.
All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision.
The best solution for falling just short of the goal is to focus on the fundamentals but perform them better.
We wanted guys who had been productive in college, and we made it a point to pick performance over potential.
Leaders evoke emotional connections in followers only to the extent that the followers are emotionally needy.
He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.
Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.
I think the leadership of a company should encourage the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake.
Intelligence we gathered at the time indicated that this was in fact leadership and we struck the leadership.
we should think not only of what the leader does to the group, but also of what the group does to the leader.
If a leader's actions don't back up his or her words, those who are trying to follow will first grow confused.
The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.
One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
Leadership can be defined in one word - honesty. You must be honest with the players and honest with yourself.
In collaborative cultures, failure and uncertainty are not protected but shared and discussed to gain support.
Children from humble families must be taught how to command just as other children must be taught how to obey.
Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.
The only thing that counts is your dedication to the game. You run on your own fuel; it comes from within you.
What we need is new leadership that takes conservative principles and applies them so that people can rise up.
We tend to select top men for their character and capacity, then overload them according to their willingness.
The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success.
Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.
A woman never wrote, "Thou shalt not commit adultery." God wrote that. You sin first and foremost against God.
It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.
Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the House right now seems to have been strangled by the tea party.
Persuasive communication involves enthusiasm, animation, audience participation, authenticity and spontaneity.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing.
One way to show someone you love them is to simply go out of your way for them. It's the gift of inconvenience.
To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may - this is the. . . gift of leadership.
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.
Revolutionary leaders have to care more about what they think of themselves than what the world thinks of them.
The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education.
Step 1 in casting vision is to make sure your people love Jesus more than they love the vision you are casting.
Sustainable leadership does not compromise the future by expanding and accelerating too quickly in the present.
If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.
It's not to give people fish It's not to teach them how to fish It's to build a new and better fishing industry
If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
Eh! Je suis leur chef, il fallait bien les suivre. (Ah well! I am their leader, I really ought to follow them.)
We need standards with flexibility, not standardization with force if we are to get the best from our teachers.
If one foot is in a bucket of steam, and the other is in a bucket of ice, you are not, on average, comfortable.
Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.
A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.