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Inspirational Leadership Quotes

Inspirational Leadership Quotes

If you're in search of great leadership quotes, you've come to the right place. From the founder of Taoism, Lao Tzu, to the inspirational quotes from John Maxwell, you'll find all sorts of great wisdom. Here, we'll explore a few of the most influential and inspirational leadership quotes. These words of wisdom have influenced many people throughout the ages. You'll discover what makes a great leader, and how to become one yourself.

Different people have different views on leadership, and while one quote may express one view, another might have a completely opposite perspective. That's OK; each quote has something to offer. And we've all heard that great leadership affects people around you. But even if you disagree with the quote you choose, you'll learn something from it that you'd never have guessed. You can also share the quote with your team, your accountability partner, or your mentor.

A great leader moves forward boldly and delivers results consistently. He believes in his mission and lifts up those around him. Great leaders are compassionate shepherds and believe in their vision. Great leadership takes time and dedication, and requires lifelong learning and reading. A great leader also makes sacrifices and takes full responsibility for mistakes. They follow other leaders and sometimes even follow them. These leaders are the ones who will improve the lives of all people in the world.

Regardless of the role or type of leadership, great leaders know how to deal with major anxieties. They're not afraid to confront the most profound anxieties of their people. As leaders, they understand that the key to success is not a great position but a great team. Those who are capable of making the best of their people have the ability to attract great people and keep them together. So, when it comes to leadership, we should remember that leaders sacrifice their own comfort for the sake of their people.

True leaders are courageous, have vision, show compassion, and delegate to others. By demonstrating these qualities, great leaders become great. By setting high standards for themselves, they empower their team and create a strong culture. Leaders inspire action. Regardless of experience level, everyone has what it takes to be a great leader. There is no limit to what you can achieve as long as you are willing to learn. So, whether you're a natural leader or an outsider, the possibilities for success are endless. So, get ready to discover your leadership potential!

The highest distinction in leadership is service to others. It's impossible to inspire others if you're not willing to take risks. Even the greatest leaders take risks, and they do so with courage. Even if others criticize their actions, their decisions inspire others. Then they'll follow, recognizing that they've taken the risk. In the end, you'll see the fruits of their labor. The world needs people like you.
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Martin Luther King Jr
  • A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Martin Luther King Jr
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. Tony Blair

  • The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. Tony Blair
Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them. Winston Churchill

  • Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them. Winston Churchill
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples. Mother Teresa

  • I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples. Mother Teresa
The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have. Sheryl Sandberg

  • People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. Simon Sinek
A boss has the title, a leader has the people. Simon Sinek

  • A boss has the title, a leader has the people. Simon Sinek
Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing. Peter F. Drucker

  • Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing. Peter F. Drucker
We cannot lead anyone farther than we have been ourselves. John C. Maxwell

  • We cannot lead anyone farther than we have been ourselves. John C. Maxwell
One voice can change a room. Barack Obama

  • Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. George Patton
Anyone, anywhere, can make a positive difference. Mark Sanborn

  • Anyone, anywhere, can make a positive difference. Mark Sanborn
Do what is right, not what is easy.

  • Do what is right, not what is easy.
A good leader must hate the wrong thing more than they hate the pain of doing the right thing. Angela Jiang

  • A good leader must hate the wrong thing more than they hate the pain of doing the right thing. Angela Jiang
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Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another. John C. Maxwell

  • Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another. John C. Maxwell

Great leaders take much responsibility and little credit. Tyler Winklevoss
  • Great leaders take much responsibility and little credit. Tyler Winklevoss
Leading people is the most challenging and, therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavors. Jocko Willink

  • Leading people is the most challenging and, therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavors. 
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. Warren Bennis

  • Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. Warren Bennis
In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders. Sheryl Sandberg

  • In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders. Sheryl Sandberg
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As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. Bill Gates

  • As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. Bill Gates
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. Max Lucado

  • A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. Max Lucado
The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow. Seth Godin

  • The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow. Seth Godin
People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. Thomas Sowell

  • People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. Thomas Sowell
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. Peter F. Drucker

  • Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. Peter F. Drucker
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If you aren’t willing to be mocked, you’ll never be able to lead. Naval Ravikant

  • If you aren’t willing to be mocked, you’ll never be able to lead. Naval Ravikant
The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones. Brandon Sanderson

  • The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones. Brandon Sanderson
You don’t need a title to be a leader. Mark Sanborn

  • You don’t need a title to be a leader. Mark Sanborn 
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

  • 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
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. Warren Bennis

  • The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. Warren Bennis
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A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be. Rosalynn Carter

  • A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be. Rosalynn Carter
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. Stephen R. Covey

  • I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. Stephen R. Covey
Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult. Warren Bennis

  • Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult. Warren Bennis
A leader is a dealer in hope. Napoleon Bonaparte

  • A leader is a dealer in hope. Napoleon Bonaparte
If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulder of giants. Isaac Newton

  • If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulder of giants. Isaac Newton
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The only safe ship in a storm is leadership. Faye Wattleton

  • The only safe ship in a storm is leadership. Faye Wattleton
We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children. Kofi Annan

  • We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children. Kofi Annan
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller

  • Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett

  • Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett
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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou

  • I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10000 ways that won’t work. Thomas A. Edison

  • I have not failed. I’ve just found 10000 ways that won’t work. Thomas A. Edison
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. Eleanor Roosevelt

  • To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. Eleanor Roosevelt
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. Steve Jobs

  • The only way to do great work is to love what you do. Steve Jobs
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. Buddha

  • Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. Buddha
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Leaders walk a fine line between self-confidence and humility. Stanley McChrystal

  • Leaders walk a fine line between self-confidence and humility. Stanley McChrystal
We can, we will, and we must come together. Joe Biden

  • We can, we will, and we must come together. Joe Biden
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Napoleon Hill

  • Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Napoleon Hill
The price of greatness is responsibility. Winston Churchill

  • The price of greatness is responsibility. Winston Churchill
To lead people, walk behind them. Lao Tzu

  • To lead people, walk behind them. Lao Tzu
We rise by lifting others. Robert Ingersoll

  • We rise by lifting others. Robert Ingersoll
Leaders take the risk to trust first. Simon Sinek

  • Leaders take the risk to trust first. Simon Sinek
The greatest deficiency of any CEO is also the most critical of skills: clarity. Kapil Gupta

  • The greatest deficiency of any CEO is also the most critical of skills: clarity. Kapil Gupta
What gets measured gets improved. Peter F. Drucker

  • What gets measured gets improved. Peter F. Drucker
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