51 Inspiring Leadership Quotes and Sayings for Young Entrepreneur

Arvind Singh

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell

“Good people see the good and bring out the best in other people.”

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.” – M. D. Arnold

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“A leader is best when people barely know he exists when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” – Lao Tzu

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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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

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”

“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.” – Colin Powell

“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” – Steve Jobs

“Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort, even the difficult may become easy.” – Bill Blackman

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“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.” – Douglas MacArthur

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” – Alexander

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“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence, and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.” – Robin S. Sharma

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” – Margaret Thatcher

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“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” – Max DePree

“It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.” – Roy T. Bennett

“If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.”

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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – President John Quincy Adams

“If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.”

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” – Aristotle

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“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” – Jack Welch

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.”

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“A leader is a dealer in hope.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

“The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.” – Sir Winston Churchill

“Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.” – Jim Rohn

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“I don’t think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.” -Patricia Ireland

“It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.”

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” – Ronald Reagan

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“Leadership is about creating, day by day, a domain in which we and those around us continually deepen our understanding of reality and are able to participate in shaping the future. This, then, is the deeper territory of leadership — collectively ‘listening to what is wanting to emerge in the world, and then having the courage to do what is required.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the right stuff to turn our dream into reality.” – James WomackPeople asks the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads and the boss drives.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads and the boss drives.” – Theodore Roosevelt

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“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference in the world.”

“The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.”

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