Leadership Quotes - U's, V's, W's, X's, Y's and Z's

Final page of wonderful inspirational leadership quotes from: Zig Ziglar, Jack Welch, Oscar Wilde, The Duke of Wellington, Malcolm X, Virgil, Voltaire, Unknown orators and many more.

"The goal of life is living in agreement with nature" - Zeno

"The reason we have two ears and only one mouth, is that we may hear more and speak less" - Zeno

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals" - Zig Ziglar

"I have often repented speaking, but never of holding my tongue" - Xenocrates

"If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation" - Xenophon

"A beginner's mind leads you where you need to go" - Zen Anonymous

"A thousand mile journey begins with one step" - Zen saying

"Criticism comes easier than craftsmanship" - Zeuxis

"The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. ... Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership."— Gary Wills

"Now there are five matters to which a general must pay strict heed. The first of these is administration; the second, preparedness; the third, determination; the fourth, prudence; and the fifth, economy."— Wu Ch'i (430-381 BC)

"Leadership is the ability to establish standards and manage a creative climate where people are self-motivated toward the mastery of long term constructive goals, in a participatory environment of mutual respect, compatible with personal values."— Mike Vance

"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others."— Jack Welch

"Many of us spend half our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing" - Alexander Woollcott

"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves." - Bill Vaughan

"Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon them and to let them know that you trust them" - Booker T. Washington

"Inspired leaders move a business beyond problems into opportunities" - Dr. Abraham Zaleznik

"Some folks go through life pleased that the glass is half full. Others spend a lifetime lamenting that it's half-empty. The truth is: There is a glass with a certain volume of liquid in it. From there, it's up to you!" - Dr James S Vuocolo

"The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power" - Daniel Webster

"Wise people learn when they can. Fools learn when they must" - Duke of Wellington

"None think the great unhappy but the great" - Edward Young

"There are two ways of speading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it" - Edith Wharton

"The only safe ship in a storm is leadership" - Faye Wattleton

"Conduct is more convincing than language" - John Woolman

"If we wait for the perfect answer, the world will pass us by" - Jack Welch

"Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back and forth. It involves more listening than talking." - Jack Welch

"Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy" - Luc De Vauvenargues

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything" - Malcolm X

"Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today" - Malcolm X

"I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they'll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action." - Malcolm X

"It's not what you say, but how you say it!" - Mae West

"Stumbling is not falling" - Malcolm X

"The organization of ofices follows the principle of hierarchy ... each lower office is under the control and supervision of a higher one" - Max Weber

"There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time." " - Malcolm X

"Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success" - Oscar Wilde

"My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment" - Oprah Winfrey

"People make things happen. All the rest is just window dressing" - Oprah Winfrey

"Wherever there is a man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority" - Oscar Wilde

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less" - Rick Warren

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers" - Thomas Watson

"Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself." - Thomas J Watson

"Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them - this is the essence of leadership." - Theodore H White

"A man who cannot make mistakes cannot do anything" - Unknown

"Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have, is a necessary ingredient of a career" - Unknown

"Be enthusiastic as a leader. You can't light a fire with a wet match" - Unknown

"Blessed is the leader who seeks the best for those he serves" - Unknown

"Don't use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice" - Unknown

"Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it" - Unknown

"If you have the ability to reach, the top is always vacant." - Unknown

"It is better to be defeated with integrity, than to win without it" - Unknown

"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings" - Unknown

"No one achieves their dream without a goal real enough to taste, a reason strong enough to move mountains, a strategy as specific as a road map, and a willingness to take action no matter what the circumstances" - Unknown

"Take what you learn and make a difference with it" - Unknown

"The greatest pleasure in life is being able to do what someone else told you you'd fail at. I'm a strong enough person to accept failure, but I'm not strong enough to handle not trying." - Unknown

"The words we attach to our experiences, become our experience" - Unknown

"There is plenty of room at the top - but no place to sit down" - Unknown

"To one that is afraid, all seems dim" - Unknown

"We are the only ones who have the power to accomplish what we set out to do." - Unknown

"Change everything, except your loves" - Voltaire

"They can because they think they can " - Virgil

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