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People who know what they want and why they want it, and have the skills to communicate that to others in a way that gains support
Sep 10, 2025
I want to show kids, look where I came from. You can do it too if you believe and are willing to work hard.
Millions of young Americans have graduated from college during the Obama presidency, ready to use their gifts and get moving in life. Half of them can't find the work they studied for, or any work at all. So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?
So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?
Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others.
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.
Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion and humility
You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.
The person who sees the difficulties so clearly that he does not discern the possibilities cannot inspire a vision in others.
A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.
Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.
Your true value is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.
The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
When the solution is simple, God is answering.
My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.
The only real training for leadership is leadership.
Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
Once it gets to a point where it becomes a matter of life and death to occupy a position of leadership or not, with an eye on future opportunities, therein lies the danger.
Working in the context of ultra-famous brands like Dior and Vuitton, creative spirits are always going to feel reined in. It's important that they are free to develop ideas. And rather than detracting from the principal job, it reinforces it. I think of that money as venture capital. It's not a big investment.
In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.
The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Lets GO!
The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.
Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.
I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you've got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.
The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail.
Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.
If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.
The moment I decided to follow instead of lead, I discovered the joys of becoming part of a small child's world.
The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.
Don't be good, be great. Strive to be exceptional. Picture yourself making a great play. Don't let anyone stop you.
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.
Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.
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.
Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be prooud, but not arrogant.
Leaders don’t complain about what’s not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.
There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.
The leaders we revere and the businesses that last are generally not the result of a narrow pursuit of popularity or personal advancement, but of devotion to some bigger purpose. That's the hallmark of real success. The other trapping of success might be the by product of this larger mission, but it can't be the central thing.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or methods. It must always relate directly to how life is better for everyone. . . . The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system. The aim must include plans for the future. The aim is a value judgment.
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.
People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.