Quotes & Sayings About Greatness And Leadership

Dear Lord, We pray for the leaders of this country and every other. May they not be swayed by false politics but listen instead to the spirit of truth. May they not harken to the false and bitter voices of a frightened world, but instead hear the angels who minister unto them. May the world make room for their leadership and resist no more their growth into greatness. — Marianne Williamson

Appreciating others can be the catalyst that unleashes their greatness. — Lolly Daskal

I had to stop running. I had to turn and face my life head on. It wasn't enough being like everybody else; I had to be the best, and I was going to show everyone what I was truly made of. I was done with being a terrified princess, constantly waiting to be saved. I was going to be a queen, and, like Vivienne said, I had better start behaving like one. - (Aurora Firedrake) — Farah Oomerbhoy

True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them. — J. Oswald Sanders

You have great talent for great contribution to humanity. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Solitude helps the soul remember that life and
work have two completely different meanings. It reminds
us that we were created for greatness in relationship with
others, not task lists and spreadsheets. — Angela Lynne Craig

Leaders are not born, but made as a result of hard work — Sunday Adelaja

The strong will always rule the weak. — A.J. Darkholme

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

Dream without fear, love without limits, and let your life sing its song. — Dilip Bathija

Great leaders are teachable leaders. — Gary Rohrmayer

When you have nothing to say, don't. — Krishna Saagar

It is never an idea, technology, market forces, or access to capital that makes a company innovative. What differentiates an innovative company from an average company is the people working inside the company. — Jag Randhawa

To feel themselves in the presence of true greatness many find it necessary only to be alone. — Thomas Lansing Masson

Great men know how to control two things; their women and money. — Habeeb Akande

Great is a great one whose great ones are great — John Stein

Dream the impossible.
See the invisible.
Pursue the intangible.
Achieve the incredible. — Matshona Dhliwayo

In a servant leadership culture we learn by choice or example that if we want to be great, we have to serve others respectfully. — Vern Dosch

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness. — Omar N. Bradley

Concentrate on your strengths and talents to change your situation, and avoid those pity-parties. Absorbing the blows and present pain is a quality of greatness. Measure yourself against the goals and standards you have set for yourself, rather than comparing yourself to others and feeling discouraged or useless. — Archibald Marwizi

One bee cannot build a hive; one ant cannot build a colony. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Emperors are not made from cowards; they are made from those who take great risk where there stands to be even greater gain. — A.J. Darkholme

Following your dreams is better than being led by your fears. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life, that is the most wholesome society; learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what great men admire. — William Makepeace Thackeray

True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. — J. Oswald Sanders

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work.
— Joseph Conrad

I want to deploy the leadership to meet the challenges that face us and to restore America's greatness. — Paul Tsongas

Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent and the topic relevant. The aide said, "Then it was a good service?"
Lincoln responded, "No." The aide protested,
"But, Mr. President, you said that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent, and that the topic was relevant."
"Yes," replied Lincoln, "but he didn't challenge us to do any great thing. — Abraham Lincoln

May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership ... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause. — Martin Luther King Jr.

You can't be a great leader if your heart is not filled with greatness. — Debasish Mridha

Wolves travel in packs, not in herds. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Success may be measured by things (prosperity, property, positions, possessions) but GREATNESS (Leadership) can only be measured by PEOPLE. — Fela Durotoye

Think crazily, even if others laugh at you. Act bravely, even if you are all alone. — Dilip Bathija

Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests. — Myles Munroe

The secret to greatness is in serving everyone else. — Myles Munroe

You must be a servant if you want to be great in life — Sunday Adelaja

A surrendered heart leads to greatness. A stubborn heart leads to struggle. — Todd Stocker

I believe "Leadership" is creating the environment for the greatness in people to emerge. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy. — Cathy Freeman

No, I don't admire the genius. But I admire and love the result of the genius's activity in the world, of which the great man is only the poor necessary tool, only, so to speak, the paltry awl to bore with. — Knut Hamsun

The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is found in the average citizenship of the nation. Therefore it behooves us to do our best to see that the standard of the average citizen is kept high; and the average cannot be kept high unless the standard of the leaders is very much higher. — Theodore Roosevelt

Follow your dreams, not the crowd. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Dare to go forward. Courage is the mark of greatness in leadership — Brian Tracy

Every human has a seed of greatness buried in a gift needed by the world. — Myles Munroe

Great leaders inspire greatness in others. — Lolly Daskal

An outcast has all possibilities of greatness..
Rejected, he has nothing to lose while using his talents..
Competing with his own talents and only against himself... — Abha Maryada Banerjee

Greatness demands great courage. — Debasish Mridha

Great men have great discipline. — Habeeb Akande

Expression is saying what you wish to say, Impression is saying what others wish to hear. — Krishna Saagar

When was the last time you heard an insightful, inspiring piece of oratory from an Australian political leader, an appeal to what is pure and true within humanity: a statement of belief backed by ideas for change betterment, a call to those immutable values wherein lie the potential greatness of people individually and collectively? Such exhortation, such leadership is lamentably scarce. — Michael Short

I think America is in trouble, but it's not beyond repair. But it's going to take leadership who sees the greatness of this country and who believes that, once again, we can be one nation under God. — Mike Huckabee

If we allow the celebrity rock-star model of leadership to triumph, we will see the decline of corporations and institutions of all types. The twentieth century was a century of greatness, but we face the very real prospect that the next century will see very few enduring great institutions. — James C. Collins

Our pride, our ego, our fear of failing too often keeps us from achieving greatness, keeps us stuck in jobs we don't like, working with people we can't stand, engaging in pursuits we're not wholeheartedly passionate about. — Kevin Kelly DO The Pursuit Of Xceptional Execution

Greatness follows those who lead the way. — Braden Kelley

The course you take determines your greatness or failure — Ikechukwu Joseph

Source of national strength. By providing leadership, guidance, restraint, security, and values, the family unit promotes the greatness of the nation. Should the family fail in these responsibilities, the nation will suffer as a result. — John Eidsmoe

Challenge is the opportunity for greatness. People do their best when there is an opportunity to change how things currently stand. Maintaining the status quo facilitates mediocrity. Those who embrace this practice do not wish to rest on their laurels. They motivate others to exceed their limits and look for innovative ways to improve the organization. — James M. Kouzes

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. — John Buchan