A leader takes people where ...

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.
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.
 Rosalynn Carter

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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
From warriors ravens grew red And with their leader a host attacked.
 Taliesin
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

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First ladies throughout our history have been expected to be adoring wives and perfect mothers.
 Rosalynn Carter
If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.
 Rosalynn Carter
You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk.
 Rosalynn Carter
Once you accept the fact that you're not perfect, then you develop some confidence.
 Rosalynn Carter
If we have not achieved our early dreams, we must either find new ones or see what we can salvage from the old. If we have accomplished what we set out to do in our youth, we need not weep like Alexander the Great that we have no more worlds to conquer.
 Rosalynn Carter