“Some men must follow, and some command, though all are made of clay.”
“I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.”
“If you have fear of those that command you, spare those that obey you.”
“If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?”
“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”
“I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.”
“The real leader has no need to lead -- he is content to point the way.”
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
“Impatience is the cause of most of our irregularities and extravagances.”
“No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.”
“No affection and a great brain, these are the people to command the world.”
“A leader knows what's best to do; a manager knows merely how best to do it.”
“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you wouldn't go by yourself.”
“When the best leader's work is done the people say, ''We did it ourselves.''”
“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men -- the other 999 follow women.”
“That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.”
“The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.”
“Every private in the French army carries a Field Marshall wand in his knapsack.”
“Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.”
“Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.”
“A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel in his heart.”
“You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.”
“Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.”
“Managers are people who do things right; leaders are people who do the right thing.”
“It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head.”
“Great leaders understand human behavior rather than the cybernetics of any function.”
“That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.”
“Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.”
“Show me the leader and I will know his men. Show me the men and I will know their leader.”
“We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”