Leadership Quotes

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.
- Everett Dirksen

The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.
- Tony Blair

It is not so much that man is a herd animal, said Freud, but that he is a horde animal led by a chief.
- Ernest Becker

In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
- Eric Hoffer

What you always do before you make a decision is consult. The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted. Then, once policy is determined, you call on them to help you sell it.
- Elizabeth Dole

Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.
- Edwin H. Friedman

You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
- Stephen Covey

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
- Albert Einstein

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.
- Adlai Stevenson