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Leadership Quotes - I's, J's and K'sA fabulous selection of leadership quotes from: Henry Kissinger, Martin Luther King, Ibsen, Helen Keller, John F Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, James Joyce, Joseph Juran, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Steve Jobs, Samuel Johnson, Ray Kroc, Philip Kotler, Lee Iacocca and many more: "The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been."— Henry Kissinger "You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case."— Ken Kesey "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy" - Martin Luther King, Jr. "A true leader creates a culture of spirits and hearts not just heads and hands" - Ed Konczal "All wars are waged against children" - Eglantyne Jebb "Every generation of children offers mankind the possibility of rebuilding his ruin of a world" - Eglantyne Jebb "Relief work does not consist entirely in wearisome appeals ... it has its moments of enchantment, its adventures, its unexpected vistas into new worlds" - Eglantyne Jebb "The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' - a leader says 'Let's go!'" - E M Kelly "We have to devise means of making known the facts in such a way as to touch the imagination of the world" - Eglantyne Jebb "One thing you will probably remember well is any time you forgive and forget" - Franklin P Jones "A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm" - Henrik Ibsen "Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller "I make more progress by having people around who are smarter than I am - and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am" - Henry J. Kaiser "The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been" - Henry Kissinger "Change is the law of life - and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future" - John F Kennedy "Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got" - Janis Joplin "History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside" - John F. Kennedy "Its not what you are that counts, but what people think you are" - Joseph Kennedy "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other" - John F. Kennedy "Leadership happens at every level of the organisation and no one can shirk from this responsibility" - Jerry Junkins "Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together." - Jesse Jackson "Mistakes are the portals of discovery" - James Joyce "Nothing is so potent as the silent influence of a good example" - James Kent "Quality planning consists of developing the products and processes required to meet customer's needs" - Joseph M. Juran "Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream of things that never were and say why not" - John F. Kennedy "A leader's dynamic does not come from special powers. It comes from a strong belief in a purpose and a willingness to express that conviction" - Kouzes & Posner "Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out" - Lee Iaccoca "Management is nothing more than motivating other people" - Lee Iacocca "You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere" - Lee Iacocca "If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values" - Martin Luther King, Jr "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it" - Michael Jordan "One of the greatest failings of today's executive is his inability to do what he's supposed to do" - Malcolm Kent "The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own" - Michael Korda "You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step" - Martin Luther King "Good companies will meet needs; great companies will create markets" - Philip Kotler "It's alright to be Goliath, but always act like David" - Phil Knight "See everything. Overlook a great deal. Improve a little" - Pope John XXIII "The morale of an organization is not built from the bottom up; it filters from the top down" - Peter B. Kyne "Only those that dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." - Robert Francis Kennedy "Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence" - Ray A. Kroc "The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart" - Robert Ingersoll "The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves" - Ray Kroc "Thinkers, makers and traders are the DNA of the world class company" - Rosabeth Moss Kanter "Clear your mind of can't" - Samuel Johnson "Freedom is necessary for honesty, honesty for integrity, integrity for power, power for creativity, and all of them for intimacy" - Sonia Johnson "Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations" - Steve Jobs "Great minds have purposes. Little minds have wishes" - Washington Irving "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind" - William James "The greatest use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it" - William James To return to the Leadership Quote Page To return to the Winston Churchill Leadership Home Page
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