Top 100 True Leader Quotes
#1. The duty of the people is to tend to their own affairs.
The duty of government is to help them do it.
This is the pasta of politics.
The inspired leader, the true prince, no matter how great, can only be sauce upon the pasta.
Bombolini
Robert Crichton
#2. A true leader must be able to command with an iron fist, not just a humble heart.
Evan Meekins
#3. Without a terrific leader, you're not going to have a Great Group. But it is also true that you're not going to have a great leader without a Great Group.
Warren G. Bennis
#5. It would just be nice if we had leaders in Washington who could unequivocally take a stand on behalf of democratic movements in other parts of the world. And even this is true for even Brother Barack Obama.
Cornel West
#6. A leader has to be one of two things: he either has to be a brilliant visionary himself, a truly creative strategist, in which case he can do what he likes and get away with it; or else he has to be a true empowerer who can bring out the best in others.
Henry Mintzberg
#7. People aren't things to be molded; they are lives to be unfolded. And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential.
Rick Warren
#8. These are the days in which a true leader wants to live. These are days when opportunities to change lives and even destinies are nearly endless. You are running the anchor leg of the relay because you were born to lead. You were born for glory.
Sheri L. Dew
#9. A true leader is one who creates a favourable environment to bring out the energy and ability of his team. A great leader creates more great leaders, and does not reduce the institution to a single person.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
#10. I'm sometimes described as a flamboyant leader and a hip-shooter, a fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants operator. But if that were true, I could never have been successful in this business.
Lee Iacocca
#11. It's true that if you're a leader but no-one is following you then you're actually not leading; you're just out for a walk. But it's also true that you're not really a leader unless you go for a walk because you know it's right and you're willing to have no-one come with you. Henry
Craig Hamilton
#12. You must see yourself as guardian, somebody who will preserve what is true and pass it on. Be a guardian. We don't need militants or revolutionaries. We need guardians. We need leaders.
Beck
#13. The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do. A leader's true value is measured by the work they inspire others to do.
Simon Sinek
#14. True leadership is servanthood. Put the interests of others at the center of your decisions.
Dave Ramsey
#15. For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. No medal can change that, but today, we honor Bayard Rustin's memory by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.
Barack Obama
#16. A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
Charles De Gaulle
#17. A true leader doesn't lead to gain power. They lead to empower and give power away.
Jon Gordon
#18. Your true nature doesn't come out. So the gods let you do what you want because free will would be compromised if they showed up at the White House saying, 'Take us to your leader.'
Tarsem Singh
#19. The world needs a true leader, an Obama that promotes peace and understanding in the world.
Hugo Chavez
#20. Don't be a pleaser of people just because of the fear of the losing your position. You cease to be a true leader when you do so!
Israelmore Ayivor
#21. Sign of a true leader - shares the knowledge with smile ...
Adil Adam Memon
#22. A true leader is a man who can get people to work together on the points on which they agree and who can persuade others that when they disagree there are peaceful methods to settle their differences.
Doris Kearns Goodwin
#23. Leader discover themselves through a continuous fellowship and relationship with their sources of their life and wisdom. Self-discovery is the key to true leadership!
Israelmore Ayivor
#24. We leaders are criticized for a lot of things. It's always true after a band gets up there and is recognized by the public.
Glenn Miller
#25. The secret of true happiness lies within unwavering devotion to God
Radhe Maa
#26. Woe to the people that fails to honor its heroes! It will cease producing them, cease knowing them. Heroes spring from the essence of their people. A people without heroes is a people without leaders, for only a heroic leader is a true leader able to withstand the challenge of difficult times.
Rudolf Hess
#27. Your character and attitude is what takes the lead in your leadership role and you follow them as a true leader. Poor character and attitude is eventually poor leadership.
Israelmore Ayivor
#28. The ageless melody, unheard, heals; the healing vision, unseen, leads; the true leaders, immortal, know ...
Khalil Gibran
#29. A true leader produces more leaders.
Zig Ziglar
#30. A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
Douglas MacArthur
#31. True leaders inspire people to a bigger vision,
Carmine Gallo
#32. The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action - an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a controversial marketing campaign - even as the rest of the world wonders why you're not marching in step with the status quo.
Bill Taylor
#33. A true leader cannot be dependent on companionship for his or her security, but must learn to trust in God alone.
Eric Ludy
#34. A person speaks more about his character through his shared images or uploaded profile picture than with his words or deeds, but only a leader who is always true to himself correctly reads them.
Anuj
#35. Bill Clinton has been a true leader of the western world. He has been a friend and a counsel to me and other leaders right around the world.
Tony Blair
#36. A true leader leads his people from the front and if he falls into a pit the people will surely not follow.
Amit Abraham
#37. The slaves of custom and established mode,
With pack-horse constancy we keep the road
Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells,
True to the jingling of our leader's bells.
William Cowper
#38. God is my only leader. Truth is my only sword. Guided only by my conscience, I am a true citizen of the world.
Suzy Kassem
#39. A true leader helps people focus on their potential, not on their limitations.
Alan Loy McGinnis
#40. People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human.
Patrick Lencioni
#41. A true leader is a person whose influence inspires people to do what is expected of them to do. You cease to be a leader when you manipulate with your egos instead of convincing by your inspirations.
Israelmore Ayivor
#42. Leaders unify nations by creating an external enemy, and nations make that dream comes true.
M.F. Moonzajer
#43. True leader will take sin upon his soul for the good of his people
Amish Tripathi
#44. When you focus on how people feel about what they are saying, you increase the level of true concern you have for others. You actually start to become the person you thought you were pretending to be: a true leader!
Garrison Wynn
#47. A. W. Tozer says, "A true and safe leader is likely one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position of leadership by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and by the press of the external situation.
Charles R. Swindoll
#48. Jesus, by example, tells us that every true leader should be a helper, a servant, or even a bondslave. This is a command, not a suggestion, and applies with special force to leaders.
Billy Graham
#49. Many men may see the King in a Kid but it takes a true leader to nurture it
Bernard Kelvin Clive
#50. Ben Roethlisberger is a proven winner in athletic competition. But the measure of a true leader is how they conduct themselves 24/7, not just during a winning touchdown drive or a goal-line stance. Leadership isn't something that gets switched off because the game clock expires.
Jackson Katz
#51. It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
Zig Ziglar
#52. Sometimes it is difficult to different between leaders and misleaders. However, with the measurement of true service to mankind, the evidence is very clear!
Israelmore Ayivor
#53. A true leader always feels that it's truly wise to be considered a fool by those who are not actually nice, and actually not nice to be considered a wise by those who are truly fools.
Anuj
#54. True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard.
Justin Timberlake
#55. If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for the goofiest candidate. It is my theory that when the people can outwit the leader, the more respected their voices will be.
Criss Jami
#56. And we learned that you don't have to be famous or rich or physically healthy to be a leader. You just have to try to be a true person. We learned that helping other people brings out the good in everybody.
Joan Bauer
#57. The major factor that makes a great leader to fail emerge from the decision of people who surround him/her.
Israelmore Ayivor
#58. Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, 'How can I help?' That's the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done.
Reince Priebus
#60. The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.
Xenophon
#61. Leadership is not a matter of authority, it is a matter of influence. A true leader teaches others to understand more, motivates them to be more and inspires them to become more.
Michael Josephson
#62. Two main definitions of a true leader; His presence is noticed and his absence is felt ... !
Israelmore Ayivor
#63. The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
Robert Kiyosaki
#64. You may gain a position, but that does not mean you've gained leadership. You may lose position, but that does not mean you've lost leadership! When you gain true character, you can leadership and when you lose it, you cease to be a leader!
Israelmore Ayivor
#65. Wolverine is a world-weary old warrior. His rage issue notwithstanding, I see him as someone with the tortured soul of a poet, but one who has seen too many friends and lovers die. Even with that, he has grown into a leader and a true hero.
Jonathan Maberry
#66. Never be proud but show humility towards others, true wisdom lies in being humble.
Radhe Maa
#67. The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow in his wake, and holding aloft the torch of wisdom, leads the way for society to realize its genuinely great aspirations
Haile Selassie
#68. A true leader inspires and empowers others to hope more, dream more, do more, and live more.
Debasish Mridha
#69. The leader sees things through the eyes of his followers. He puts himself in their shoes and helps them make their dreams come true. The leader does not say, "Get going!" Instead he says, "Let's go!" and leads the way. He does not walk behind with a whip; he is out in front with a banner.
Wilferd Peterson
#70. A true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage. He is rather ready to follow as well as lead.
Aiden Wilson Tozer
#71. True worship leaders worship the Lord at all times and use songs only when necessary.
Gangai Victor
#72. A true leader is someone who can turn people from followers into leaders
Sunday Adelaja
#73. I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church.
Pope Theodoros II
#76. The true leader must submerge himself in the fountain of the people.
Vladimir Lenin
#77. When all the facts are in, swift and clear decision is another mark of a true leader. A visionary may see, but a leader must decide. An impulsive person may be quick to declare a preference; but a leader must weigh evidence and make his decision on sound premises.
J. Oswald Sanders
#78. God is not interested in your ability. He is
interested in your availability. When you avail
your ability to God, you become a faithful leader.
Israelmore Ayivor
#79. We're a leader sure, but still a member of the global community. And that's true and important and when America acts like its worst self on the global stage is when we forget that.
Ben Dreyfuss
#80. It is easy to lead from the front when there are no obstacles before you, the true colors of a leader are exposed when placed under fire.
Mark W. Boyer
#81. If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.
John C. Maxwell
#82. It's wrong to criticize leaders of the church, even if the criticism is true.
Dallin H. Oaks
#83. A man who tells you to follow him, will turn his followers into his company. While a true leader who does not tell you to follow him, will sit in the company of his followers.
Suzy Kassem
#84. The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang."
~ Mary Kay
Mary Kay Ash
#85. A compassionate government does not need to pay too much attention to those who don't have needs. True leadership is to fulfill a need of the needy. People who have needs need attention indeed! Be a true leader!
Israelmore Ayivor
#86. Some rules, boy, are meant to be broken. That is where the skill lies, of any true leader; deciding which rules should be broken and which should be kept intact.
Bella Forrest
#87. True buoyant leaders can never communicate in percentage points, or charts and figures. First and foremost, they must be storytellers, communicating with their hearts, not heads.
Kevin Allen
#88. You don't become the person you wish to become; you become the person you choose to become. True leadership does not come true wishes; it comes by choices!
Israelmore Ayivor
#89. A true leader is not someone who feels fully informed but someone who continuously receives insight and guidance.
Martha Beck
#90. The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.
Brian Tracy
#91. A bold attitude is what true leaders use to crash down failure before they venture with their visions!
Israelmore Ayivor
#92. Christ manifests his divine leadership in your sincere followership. Christ's followers become true leaders because Christ is the model of true leadership.
Israelmore Ayivor
#93. A thought is truly sought only if it has got, in latent or potent form, the strength of 'WE' which sounds as 'V' that stands for 'VICTORY', and so it reflects the power of a true leader who as writer or speaker involves everyone alike at the same level.
Anuj
#94. The true cost of following your dreams isn't what you sacrifice when you chase them, it's what you lose when you don't
Simon S. Tam
#95. When we're trying to decide whether a leader is a good leader or a bad one, the question to ask is: 'Is he with the Ten Commandments or is he against them?' Then you can determine if the leader is a true messiah or another Stalin.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
#96. What many people do not understand is: It's not about who you think you know, but about who actually knows you. So better start giving today, be it giving everything at your job, or giving out lunch to that man. Start giving, and the world will know your true character!
Akilnathan Logeswaran
#97. If in the darkness of ignorance, you don't recognize a person's true nature, look to see whom he has chosen for his leader.
Rumi
#98. A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders.
Neale Donald Walsch
#99. Now that we have a true leader who stands for family and has a loving relationship with his wife, maybe black men and women will follow their example. We have a lot of faith and trust in President Obama because his integrity thus far has shown us a new level of manhood, fatherhood and husbandhood.
Tasha Smith
#100. The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.
Eugene Habecker
