“To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd.” — Aristotle
“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.” — Colin Powell
“Leaders spend 5% of their time on the problem & 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it & crush it!” — Tony Robbins
“Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.” — Roy T. Bennett
“Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.” — Morihei Ueshiba
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.” — Lily Tomlin
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” — Helen Keller
“Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack. ” — Seneca
“All leaders are readers.” — Jim Rohn
“Trust is the foundation of great leadership.” — Lolly Daskal
“Leadership is solving problems” — Colin Powell
“To lead the people, walk behind them.” — Lao Tzu
“Leaders think and talk about solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.” — Brian Tracy
“Victims recite problems, leaders provide solutions.” — Robin Sharma
“Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.” — Peter Drucker
“Never argue with ignorance. It only leads to frustration.” — Unknown
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” — Unknown
“Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.” — Aristophanes
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.” — Aristotle
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” — Unknown
“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.” — Brian Tracy
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” — Peter Drucker
“Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice. ” — Bodhidharma
“Leadership starts at the top.” — Morgan Wootten
“You want to live but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying and tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?” — Seneca
“A leader leads by example, not by force.” — Sun Tzu
“No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed.” — Amelia Earhart
“Becoming a great leader doesn't mean being perfect. it means living with your imperfections.” — Lolly Daskal
“A good master leads you to the true master within. Only that master, who is your own higher self, can adequately answer all questions.” — Ming-Dao Deng
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” — Mother Teresa
“The cost of leadership is self-interest.” — Simon Sinek
“Don't let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.” — Jim Rohn
“Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.” — Lao Tzu
“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” — Harry S. Truman
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or to get all the credit for doing it.” — Andrew Carnegie
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