Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
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.
We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.
Success is knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.
Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.
A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.
There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust.
The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.