Leadership Quotes

"A true hero is not defined by their strength, but by their ability to inspire and lead others."

- Batman

"Before I lead any other man into anything I’m willing to take the hard falls myself but also come back and share the pains that came from it."

- Ray Lewis

"With the mindset that I give everything I’ve got for the man that’s next to me, not me, cause I know what I got while I’m by myself, but when I step on the field, when I step on the turf, what am I willing to sacrifice?"

- Ray Lewis

"The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"Your best player has to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning."

- Jeff van Gundy

"Systems win! Believe in your system, and then sell it to your players."

- Billy Donovan

"Don't ever have a rule that you won't enforce with your best player."

- Doug Collins

"Leaders have to work harder than the people they hope to motivate."

- Bill Parcells

"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do but to achieve what they want to achieve."

- Tom Landry

"You can only really yell at the players you trust."

- Bill Parcells

"Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is best for an individual against what is best for the team."

- Tom Landry

"True leaders stand up to be counted in crunch time. Rather than run from the heat of a demanding job or tough judgment, they welcome it; they understand that it comes with the territory."

- Bill Parcells

"I want all Cowboys to know that I'm gonna lead us through this and get us to a Super Bowl."

- Jerry Jones

"Peter’s exhortation to pastors can be summarized in a single sentence: “Be shepherds of God’s flock under your care until the Chief Shepherd appears.” And in case you missed it, Peter is pretty clear about the who, what, when, and how of a pastor’s biblical calling."

- Michael Carlino

"How can a pastor set an example for his people if he only sees them once a week? A pastor should certainly prepare to preach the word, but the word must be ministered both publicly and privately. A pastor best accomplishes this by going to where his people are and spending time with them. Where are your people during the week? You may want to meet a young professional at his workplace, visit an elderly woman in her home and work in her garden with her, or invite a young married couple to your home to talk about the challenges and joys of marriage and raising a family. Let them see the example of your family life as they set out to establish theirs. The shepherd must spend time with the sheep if he wants to be the example God calls him to be."

- Michael Carlino

"Allow me to add a final plea for this priority to find its way into ever shepherd’s ministry. It takes a pastor to recognize a pastor. As you look for those who have the gift to serve in pastoral ministry, try to set aside for a moment a person’s apparent immaturity and discern who may have a special gift from God to teach his word and care for his people. Even if you don’t have a formal process for identifying and training, you can start by taking this individual to the hospital with you. Let them tag along on your visits to shut-ins. When you sense it’s time, let them lead a Sunday school class or a small group Bible study where you can observe them…The process begins with pastors. If pastors do not accept this role and make this a priority, who will? If pastors do not look to identify and train leaders, who will?"

- Michael Carlino

"A pastor has to be media-savvy if he's going to reach everybody. I don't mean to be ugly and harsh, but to be forthright and candid. And the result is that people that don't like you start listening."

- Jerry Falwell

"It takes more than a busy church, a friendly church, or even an evangelical church to impact a community for Christ. It must be a church ablaze, led by leaders who are ablaze for God."

- Wesley Duewel

"The one great preacher in history, I would contend, is the Church. And the first business of the individual preacher is to enable the Church to preach."

- P. T. Forsyth

"Be a wonderful role model because you will be the window through which many children will see their future."

- Thomas McKinnon

"Discipline is the mark of a true leader."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

- Abraham Lincoln

"I am an animator. I feel like I'm the manager of an animation cinema factory. I am not an executive. I'm rather like a foreman, like the boss of a team of craftsmen. That is the spirit of how I work."

- Hayao Miyazaki

"Employees want to feel inspired by their leaders…hire individuals who will lead by example."

- Jody Kohner

"There are three things to remember about being a starship captain: Keep your shirt tucked in, go down with the ship and never abandon a member of your crew."

- Captain Kathryn Janeway

"Make it so."

- Captain Picard

"Leadership does not give you the right to do wrong."

"The only leaders qualified to lead are those who have learned to serve."

"Good leadership does what is best for others."

"Praise in public, criticize in private."

- Unknown