The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to read more

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

Some spend their entire lives wondering if they have made a difference in this world. The Marines don't have that read more

Some spend their entire lives wondering if they have made a difference in this world. The Marines don't have that problem.

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to read more

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit read more

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what read more

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.

When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.