Wield Your Impact Responsibly Quotes

“Leaders find certainty in a world that's uncertain.”

“True leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.”

“You get the best efforts from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.”

“Leadership is no longer about your position. It's now about your passion for excellence and making a difference. You can lead without a title.”

“Earn your leadership every day.”

“Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.”

“An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.”

“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.”

“Power used well builds; power abused breaks.”

“It's always good to have a role model, but it's even better to be one.”

“To lead the people, walk behind them.”

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

“Real leadership is inviting people on a mission to do something extraordinary together.”

“Real strength is choosing restraint when force is easy.”

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

“We change the world not by what we say or do, but as a consequence of what we have become.”

“Example is a contagious behavior.”

“Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have.”

“You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.”

“Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.”

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.”

“You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.”

“Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.”

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

“The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.”

“You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.”

“I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.”

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”

“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”

“Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

“Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.”

“Power isn't control at all—power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn't someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.”

“Power reveals who we are, not who we pretend to be.”

“A great position entails great responsibility.”

“Power is the ability to do good things for others.”

“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”

“With great power comes great responsibility.”

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go but ought to be.”

“He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.”

“Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.”

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish”

“Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.”

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.”

“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.”

“If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.”

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

“Favor and promotion will only enter your life at the level of character you have to handle it.”

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”

“Don't tell people how to do things; tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others”

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

“Some people grow under responsibility; others merely swell.”

“Power without purpose is just noise.”

“Success is not just about what you accomplish, but what you inspire others to do”

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”

“He who has great power should use it lightly.”

“Be the change you wish to see.”

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

“A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

“The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue.”

“A warrior does what he has to do, even if feelings get hurt.”

“The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”

“Give as few orders as possible. Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.”

“If you load responsibility on a man unworthy of it, he will always betray himself.”

“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

“To whom much is given, much is expected.”

“There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust.”

“Always remember, Son, the best boss is the one who bosses the least. Whether it's cattle, or horses, or men, the least government is the best government.”

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

“If you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek.”