Famous Quotes & Sayings

Confucius

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

Confucius

If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?

Daniel Webster

I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.

Daley Thompson

If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.

David Cameron

Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.

David Letterman

The mayor of Sochi is now saying that there are no gay people in Sochi. So the only thing that is flaming over there now is the Olympic torch.

David Letterman

Here's a woman, a real pioneer for other women looking for careers in stand-up comedy. And talk about guts - she would come out here and sit in this chair and say some things that were unbelievable - where you would have to swallow pretty hard... but it was hilarious... the force of her comedy was overpowering.

David Gergen

At the heart of leadership is the leader's relationship with followers. People will entrust their hopes and dreams to another person only if they think the other is a reliable vessel.

Anna Quindlen

The difference between government and leadership is that leadership has a soul.

Chuck Noll

On every team, there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else. If the tone is positive, you have half the battle won. If it is negative, you are beaten before you ever walk on the field.

Chuck Tanner

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

Andrew Greeley

The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half.

Andy Stanley

No one ever has the resources they need.

Andy Stanley

Every story of change there is always someone who didn't have the resources or the network they needed and did something anyway.

Andy Stanley

"How" is what kills vision and dreams. Don't ask "How" until we figure out the "What". The "How" can kill the "What".

Andy Stanley

Resources follow vision.

Andy Stanley

If a leader goes with their gut, it should be after listening first to people they trust.

Andy Stanley

If you want to know if I'm a Godly man, follow me home.

Andy Stanley

Charisma on stage is not necessarily evidence of the Holy Spirit.

Andy Stanley

When the house is on fire, don't tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the fire.

Andy Stanley

In a volunteer organization there has to be time for community.

Andy Stanley

Two primary ways to keep volunteers motivated - Food and T-shirts.

Andy Stanley

We ask our volunteers, "Do you work here?" They say, "Not yet."

Andy Stanley

The more you expect from a volunteer the more you get.

Andy Stanley

If you are a local church or non-profit, you live and die with volunteers.

Andy Stanley

We always have more ideas than we can fund.

Andy Stanley

In leadership there are always problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. When you try to solve a tension, you create a problem.

Andy Stanley

There is an inexorable correlation between leadership and change.

Andy Stanley

Every local church has a leader but it seems so few local churches are being led.

Andy Stanley

Blame is a change-avoidance strategy.

Andy Stanley

We want time in with our kids not time out.

Andy Stanley

There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading.

Andy Stanley

What is this generation of students worth? It's worth everything.