32 Great Quotes for Leaders
Leaders can find inspiration from anywhere and in anything. Great leaders channel that inspiration into serving their people by transmitting a clear vision of what can be and by instilling confidence that the vision can be realized.
The quotes collected in this article are great quotes for leaders. You may find them challenging or you may find them affirming. Either way, they will help you reflect, then focus forward.
Enjoy these great quotes for leaders.
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” — James Stevens
“Be miserable or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” — Wayne Dyer
“Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for the organization to work.” — Warren Bennis
“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.” — M. D. Arnold
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” — Spencer Johnson
“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; great minds rise above it.” — Washington Irving
“Don’t think, just do.” — Horace
“Leaders are made, not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” — Vince Lombardi
“To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail.” — Dorothea Brande
“Things don’t just happen, things happen just.” — Jim Rohn
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” — Neal Donald
“A leader is someone who holds herself – or himself accountable for finding the potential in people and processes. — Brene Brown
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” — Steve Jobs
“I alone can not change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” — Mother Teresa
“He who has great power should use it lightly.” — Seneca
“A boss has the title, a leader has the people.” — Simon Sinek
“In the end, it is important to remember that we can not become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” — Max De Pree
“What we do now echoes in eternity.” — Marcus Aurelius
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“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back to the crowd.” — Max Lucado
“What you do has a far greater impact than what you say.” — Steven Covey
“In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock.” — President Thomas Jefferson
“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep. I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” — Alexander the Great
“Keep your fears to yourself, but show your courage to others.” — Robert Louis Stevenson
“He who wishes to command must know how to command.” — Niccolo Machiavelli
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“A leader must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.” — John C. Maxwell
“Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities.” — Roy T. Bennett
“People in any organization are always attached to the obsolete – the things that should have worked, but did not, the things that were once productive and no longer are.” — Peter Drucker
“Tend to the people and they will tend to the business.” — John C. Maxwell
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates
“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect it’s successful outcome.” — William James
“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.” — Jim Rohn
Thanks for reading through these quotes. Which ones resonated most with you. Today, for me, Oscar Wilde’s quote about existing versus living struck a chord.
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