Be A Leader Not A Follower Quotes & Sayings

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing. — Mark Wahlberg

Just because your friend does it, doesn't mean you have to. Be a leader, not a follower. — Diana Lopez

If I were you? I would go west instead of east. Land in Dorne and raise my banners. The Seven Kingdoms will never be more ripe for conquest than they are right now. A boy king sits the Iron Throne. The north is in chaos, the riverlands a devastation, a rebel holds Storm's End and Dragonstone. When winter comes, the realm will starve. And who remains to deal with all of this, who rules the little king who rules the Seven Kingdoms? Why, my own sweet sister. There is no one else. My brother, Jaime, thirsts for battle, not for power. He's run from every chance he's had to rule. My uncle Kevan would make a passably good regent if someone pressed the duty on him, but he will never reach for it. The gods shaped him to be a follower, not a leader." Well, the gods and my lord father. "Mace Tyrell would grasp the sceptre gladly, but mine own kin are not like to step aside and give it to him. And everyone hates Stannis. Who does that leave? Why, only Cersei. — George R R Martin

[Kay] was not at all an unpleasant person really, but clever, quick, proud, passionate and ambitious. He was one of those people who would be neither a follower nor a leader, but
only an aspiring heart, impatient in the failing body which imprisoned it. — T.H. White

Be a leader, not a follower. Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot be. — Vernon Davis

I've been involved in a number of cults both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower but you make more money as a leader. — Creed Bratton

To be an excellent leader, you have to be a superb follower, — Herb Kelleher

A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower. — Gautama Buddha

Why marry an abuser when you can marry a nurturer?
Why marry a belittler when you can marry an encourager?
Why marry a hater when you can marry a supporter?
Why marry an intimidator when you can marry a defender?
Why marry a tormentor when you can marry a protector?
Why marry a betrayer when you can marry a helper?
Why marry a quitter when you can marry a winner?
Why marry a loser when you can marry a victor?
Why marry a follower when you can marry a leader? — Matshona Dhliwayo

A great leader is almost always a great follower for he knows what to learn and from whom. — Awdhesh Singh

Always strive to be a leader and not a follower. — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

The follower of fashion can be as honest as the leader of the rebellion against it. — Vincent Price

Initiative, imagination, and courage distinguish between a leader and a follower. — Debasish Mridha

My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson. — Bubba Watson

Be not a Follower, because of others want that, be always the Leader from Ourselves.
Jan Jansen — Jan Jansen

I think we have to rethink the concept of "leader." 'Cause "leader" implies "follower." And, so many- not so many, but I think we need to appropriate, embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. — Grace Lee Boggs

Be a follower. Be a leader. Learn what it means to be both. Don't follow a follower. Follow your heart. Be careful of frauds. They are all around us. — Sadiqua Hamdan

I've said you can actually see this fusion in skilled mechanics and machinists of a certain sort, and you can see it in the work they do. To say that they are not artists is to misunderstand the nature of art. They have patience, care and attentiveness to what they're doing, but more than this - there's a kind of inner peace of mind that isn't contrived but results from a kind of harmony with the work in which there's no leader and no follower. The material and the craftsman's thoughts change together in a progression of smooth, even changes until his mind is at rest at the exact instant the material is right. — Robert M. Pirsig

My mother used to tell me to be a leader, never a follower. As a respect to my the words of my mother, I cannot place my faith in God or anyone else, because if I do, I am merely a follower. In order to respect my mother's wishes, I had to dethrone God himself and claim the title as leader. — Lionel Suggs

To quote Alfred Einstein: 'a follower tells, but a leader shows. — Peter Lerangis

Innovation distinguishes a leader from a follower. — Steve Jobs

I'm not a follower, but I'm not brave enough to be the leader either. I don't see this as a flaw; it's a strength, really. Leaders get burned for having strong opinions. I get to have them without the pretentious bravado. — Tarryn Fisher

Do not Speak for Anyone.
Just let them know their Right to Speak. — Vineet Raj Kapoor

See, we're intellectual equals. I am as smart as your mother, and she is as smart as me. This is a problem. There's no pecking order. A relationship is like anything else. It needs a leader and a follower. — Marjorie Celona

Do not be a follower. Be a leader. Rebel-Rebel-Rebel. — Nadair Desmar

The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist. — Marcus Buckingham

Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life, I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble. — Shaquille O'Neal

The first follower is what transforms the lone nut into a leader, and in a startup, that first follower is usually a cofounder. — Guy Kawasaki

Anyone can follow a crowd.
It's the leader that follows the facts. — Richard Diaz

It's a stupid leader who can't turn follower when somebody offers him a wiser course — Orson Scott Card

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. — Steve Jobs

The drum to which we march reveals the conductor to whom we're listening. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

I'm not a follower. I'm a leader. And anyone who speaks their mind is always criticised. — Tyler, The Creator

Uncertainty in a leader is always magnified in the heart of the follower. — Andy Stanley

Do you know that when one who has influence with youth- be he teacher, leader or parent- seriously weakens the foundations upon which a young person has built, by faith-destroying challenges the youngster is not yet equipped to meet, he fashions a disciple who has been effectively cut loose from fundamentals at a time when he needs most to rely on them? The challenger may himself be a moral, educated, well-meaning person of integrity, doing what he does in the name of honesty and truth. His own character may have been formed in an atmosphere of faith and conviction which, through his influence, he may now help to destroy in his young follower. "Disenchanted" himself in his mature years, he turns his powers on an immature mind and leaves it ready prey for nostrums and superstitions and behavior he himself would disdain. — Marion D. Hanks

It was the first follower that transformed the lone nut into a leader. — Derek Sivers

My dad - who was a tough guy, a Green Beret - always looked nice and wore these bright Sansabelt pants. He always said, "You have two options: You can be a follower or you can be a leader. And you don't ever want to follow anybody." And that's kind of become my philosophy about everything. — Bubba Watson

A leader who loves status quo soon becomes a follower. — John C. Maxwell

To me it's very important to be a leader not a follower. Sometimes it takes balls and heart to do that. Sometimes it's not that east to say. — Shane Bunting

Once you begin to take yourself seriously as a leader or as a follower, as a modern or as a conservative, then you become a self-conscious, biting, and scratching little animal whose work is not of the slightest value or importance to anybody. — Virginia Woolf

No." Allie stood her ground. "I'll not go in."
"Me, neither." Jason slid from his horse. "If Allie ain't going in, I'm not going in."
Wes glanced skyward. How was it possible for his near mute wife to pick up an echo? After four years in the Army, leading men, and two years of pushing cattle to market, it took Allie to make Wes realize that a leader wasn't a leader unless he had a follower.
"All right, where would you like to sleep tonight? — Jodi Thomas

The first lady must be a leader. She must not be a follower. — Oleg Cassini

The pace of a leader determines the pace of his follower. — Sunday Adelaja

You do not become a leader because people follow you. Rather, people tend to follow you because you have leadership qualities. The journey of leadership often starts alone. — Awdhesh Singh

All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader? — Hakeem Olajuwon

Where everyone wants to be a leader, it makes one a follower to want to be a leader, and a leader to know what to follow. — Criss Jami

Loyalty to the leader reaches its highest peak when the follower has personally grown through the mentorship of the leader. — John C. Maxwell

The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. ... The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader. — Derek Sivers

A leader must take responsibility for all his actions and not blame anyone for his problems. The follower, on the other hand, is always in search of a scapegoat or a miracle worker who can solve his problems. That is why leaders and followers complement each other. A leader is one who is willing to take on responsibility of not only his own failures but also that of his followers. — Awdhesh Singh

The follower is as important as the leader. — Jack Hyles

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint. — Lewis H. Lapham

Moral authority is another way to define servant leadership because it represents a reciprocal choice between leader and follower. If the leader is principle centered, he or she will develop moral authority. If the follower is principle centered, he or she will follow the leader. In this sense, both leaders and followers are followers. Why? They follow truth. They follow natural law. They follow principles. They follow a common, agreed-upon vision. They share values. They grow to trust one another. — Robert K. Greenleaf

You have to learn to be a follower before you become a leader. — Charlie Munger

Start with a growing market. Swim in a stream that becomes a river and ultimately an ocean. Be a leader in that market, not a follower, and constantly build the best products possible. — Robert Noyce

Every adult, whether he is a follower or a leader, a member of a mass or of an elite, was once a child. He was once small. A sense of smallness forms a substratum in his mind, ineradicably. His triumphs will be measured against this smallness; his defeats will substantiate it. — Erik Erikson

There is no movement without the first follower. See, we are told that we all need to be leaders but that would be ineffective. The best way to make a movement, if you really care, is to courageously follow and show others how to follow. — Derek Sivers