Leadership Quotes

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." "One filled with the joy preaches without preaching." "The time is always right to do what is right." "Keep feeling the need for being important. Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I want you to be the first in moral excellence. I want you to be the first in generosity." "Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors." "The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them they change and everyone looks up to them." "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it." "A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." "I know you’re tired but come, this is the way." "Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place." "Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd." "The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do." "Use your success, wealth, and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose." "Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones." "The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful." "The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear." "We can always kind of be average and do what’s normal. I’m not in this to do what’s normal." "I remain focused on changing the world in positive ways through diverse stories, characters, and leadership in order to inspire the next generation." "Because to go where others have never gone, you have to do what others have never done." "These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess."