leader Quotes

“There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.”

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

“The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'”

“Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.”

“As the leader of twelve apostles, even Jesus had more executive experience than Obama.”

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

“A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.”