Leadership Quotes

"Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It’s about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others’ success, and then standing back and letting them shine."

- Chris Hadfield

"A leader leads by example, not by force."

- Sun Tzu

"I will inspire my command, troops during the campaign if successful, with the feeling against Atlanta as expressed that beef and salt are all that is necessary to life, and that parched corn once fed General Jackson's army on that very ground."

- General William T. Sherman

"Boys! Raise the colors and follow me."

- General Joseph Hooker

"The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained by harsh or tyrannical treatment. On the contrary, such treatment is far more likely to destroy than to make an army. It is possible to impart instruction and give commands in such a manner and such a tone of voice as to inspire in the soldier no feeling but an intense desire to obey, while the opposite manner and tone of voice cannot fail to excite strong resentment and a desire to disobey."

- LTG John M. Schofield

"The badge of rank which an officer wears on his coat is really a symbol of servitude — servitude to his men."

- General Maxwell D. Taylor

"Once you pick up the burden of leadership, you can never put it down again as long as you live. Sergeant or general, we all carry the same load."

- General Jacob L. Devers

"An army fearful of its officers is never as good as one that trusts and confides in its leaders."

- General Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Men must be habituated to obey or they cannot be controlled in battle."

- General Robert E. Lee

"The day you hear someone call you 'coach' is the day you have made a difference in someone's life."

- Mike Babcock

""Take the initiative and lead the way. You can make the difference.""

- Successories

""A leader's job is to look into the future, and to see the organization not as it is...but as it can become.""

- Successories

""Approach every challenge with a level head, unwavering focus and a determination to light the way for others to succeed.""

- Successories

""Leadership is about capturing the imagination and enthusiasm of your people with clearly defined goals that cut through the fog like a beacon in the night.""

- Successories

""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. A person does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of one's actions and the integrity of one's intent. In the end, leaders are much like eagles... they don't flock, you find them one at a time.""

- Successories

"History rarely yields to one person, but think and never forget what happens when it does. That can be you. That should be you. That must be you."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice."

- Charles Kettering

"Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to."

- Wayne Rooney

"He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector."

- Tom Wolfe

"Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example rather than his advice."

- Charles F. Kettering

"I like the challenge of getting players to rise to certain levels, but that’s the easy part. The biggest challenge is to get them to believe in what we’re doing. They have to understand that it’s O.K. to have good days and bad days."

- Dawn Staley

"When you have a seat at that table, you’ve earned it because you understand human behavior. You understand what your employees need, what their gaps are, and you represent them. But this doesn’t just happen because you say it is so."

- Celia Swanson

"In the end, a great leader is only known by the impact he or she has on others."

- Jim Stovall

"There are four ingredients in true leadership: brains, soul, heart, and good nerves."

- Klaus Schwab

"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, then you are an excellent leader."

- Dolly Parton

"A good mentor hopes you will move on. A great mentor knows you will."

- Higgins

"Foster parents are the architects of the future, shaping lives one child at a time."

"If you’re ridin’ ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there with ya."

"Leadership isn't about yelling, it's about inspiring others to be their best."

"The best leaders are the best listeners."