#leader

And therefore I am come amongst you at this time, not as for my recreation or sport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all; to lay down, for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even the dust. I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too. ↗

— Elizabeth I Tudor

#queen #spain #spanish-armada #leadership

African leaders should not turn the continent into a giant collector of donations and loans from wealthy nations—they must find other plausible means to help established their economic security so as to minimize poverty. This incoherent blunder on the mainland must be scrutinized. ↗

— Duop Chak Wuol

#economics-philosophy #grant #leadership #loans #leadership

It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute. ↗

— William Pollard

#individuals #leadership #opportunity #provide #responsibility

There are no perfect leaders. ↗

— Max McKeown

#leadership-characteristics #age

And a young prince must be prudent like that, giving freely while his father lives so that afterwards, in age when fighting starts steadfast companions will stand by him and hold the line. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

#gifts #leadership #seamus-heaney #age

And I extend this to so many of our corporate leaders. I ask you to draw your eye down to our glorious professional leaders in the commercial arena, in this most material of ages. How many of them should be in charge of anything, let alone other people? ↗

— Adam Nevill

#age

When you put together deep knowledge about a subject that intensely matters to you, charisma happens. You gain courage to share your passion, and when you do that, folks follow. ↗

— Jerry Porras

#leadership #meaning #courage

You're a leader. It's your job to keep your passion hot. Do whatever you have to do, read whatever you have to read, go wherever you have to go to stay fired up. And don't apologize to anybody.  ↗

— Bill Hybels

#leadership #courage

If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#discipline #leadership #relationship #art

Confident and courageous leaders have no problems pointing out their own weaknesses and ignorance. ↗

— Thom S. Rainer

#leadership #courage