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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
Leadership does not depend on being right.
Leadership does not depend on being right.
Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be read more
Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be forgiven him, indeed, they will be regarded as high qualities, if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.
It is better to have a lion at the head of an army od sheep, than a sheep at the read more
It is better to have a lion at the head of an army od sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.
No organization is stronger than the quality of its leadership, or ever extends its constituency far beyond the degree to read more
No organization is stronger than the quality of its leadership, or ever extends its constituency far beyond the degree to which its leadership is representative. -Edgar Powell.
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of read more
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
it is much safer to obey than to rule.
it is much safer to obey than to rule.
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will read more
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. -Walter Lippmann.