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- Nov 07, 2020
Leadership Quotes
What it actually takes to lead well.
These leadership quotes come largely from voices in education reform, arguing that leadership, not technology, is what determines whether students succeed, and that building leadership capacity in a country takes sustained investment rather than shortcuts. See our Speeches for longer-form takes on the same theme.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ben Roethlisberger is a proven winner in athletic competition. But the measure of a true leader is how they conduct themselves 24/7, not just during a winning touchdown drive or a goal-line stance. Leadership isn't something that gets switched off because the game clock expires.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'Profiles in Courage,' my grandfather, John F. Kennedy, praised leadership that put country above party, elevated principles over petty politics and promoted progress before personal interests.
- Defeat
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- Nov 07, 2020
I totally disagree with the premise that al Qaeda is on the path to defeat. Quite the contrary, al Qaeda has deliberately decentralized its operations - not because of the relentless attacks we have had on its national leadership in Pakistan, but because its strategic objective is to dominate and control Muslim countries in the region.
- Commitment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I watched the Bush administration overreact to the Clinton administration, who believed they did too much nation building, sustaining other countries, and that's why we never put the commitment on Afghanistan and Iraq that should have been in there under their policy leadership.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
Frankly, our adversaries are emboldened by the lack of American leadership in the world, and our friends and our allies, they have lost trust in us.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In one of my recent books, 'The Success Principles,' I taught 64 lessons that help people achieve what they want out of life. From taking nothing less than 100 percent responsibility for your life to empowering others, these are the fundamentals to success - and to great leadership.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
- Employer
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- Nov 07, 2020
The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
- Moral
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leadership means setting a moral tone.
- Democratically
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- Nov 07, 2020
In addition to removing our democratically elected government, Israel wants to sow dissent among Palestinians by claiming that there is a serious leadership rivalry among us. I am compelled to dispel this notion definitively.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was lucky enough to play with great platers Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Darren Lockyer and that's where I learned about leadership.
- Assert
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- Nov 07, 2020