Leadership is action, not position.
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A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was
beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten.
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A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
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The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone.
You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.
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Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of
fear and no concept of the odds against them.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who
choose to follow you.
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A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his
share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.
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The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point
the way.
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I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but
today it means getting along with people.
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The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good
men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep
from meddling with them while they do it.
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He led his regiment from behind - He found it less exciting.
But when away his regiment ran, His place was at the fore, O.
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Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure
he has followers.
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Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something
you want done because he wants to do it.
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When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one
individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take
command. Very often, that person is crazy.
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Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while
all the others were making ships.
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I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a
lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep.
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A man is only a leader when a follower stands beside him.
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There go my people. I must find out where they are going so
I can lead them.
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