Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Batterson

Whatever God wants to do through you, He will do in you first. You've got to be what you want to see.

Mark Batterson

Leaders need the courage to acknowledge when something isn't working.

Mark Batterson

The gospel costs nothing but it demands everything.

Mark Batterson

I want to be famous in my home.

Mark Batterson

God blesses us more so that we can be more of a blessing to others.

Mark Batterson

One way to show someone you love them is to simply go out of your way for them. It's the gift of inconvenience.

Marian Anderson

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it

Mikhail Gorbachev

It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times.

Neil Cavuto

It's a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time.

Nathan Myhrvold

Among modern occupations, only cult leaders and TV weathermen rival the technological visionary's ability to retain credibility despite all evidence to the contrary.

Mitt Romney

My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity.

Miyamoto Musashi

If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.

Mitt Romney

Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

Mitt Romney

Central to America's rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition with the vision of the goodness and possibilities of every human life.

Publilius Syrus

The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.

Nelson Mandela

As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a consensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom; a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.

Nelson Mandela

I say to all those leaders: Do not look the other way, do not hesitate ... It is within your power to prevent a genocide.

Nelson Mandela

If I am your leader, you have to listen to me & if you don’t want to listen to me, then drop me as your leader

Nelson Mandela

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front.

Nelson Mandela

The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.

Nelson Mandela

Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.

Nelson Mandela

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

Nelson Mandela

Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.

Nelson Mandela

Appearances matter — and remember to smile.

Nelson Mandela

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.

Nelson Mandela

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

Nelson Mandela

I like a leader who can, while pointing out a mistake, bring up the good things the other person has done. If you do that, then the person sees that you have a complete picture of him. There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated, even when you humiliate him rightly.

Nelson Mandela

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

Nelson Mandela

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

Kristi Yamaguchi

Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training fund, and she sent me an application form. I applied for a grant. With the funds I was awarded, I bought a new pair of skates and a plane ticket to the 1988 National Championships, where I achieved my highest national finish. Four years later, I won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.

Omar N. Bradley

The greatest leader in the world could never win a campaign unless he understood the men he had to lead.

Omar N. Bradley

Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

Omar N. Bradley

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.