Inspiring Hero Quotes to Ignite the Fire Within You - page 54

We\'ve got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.
We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.
We expect our leaders to be godlike. But I feel that when people try to sanctify leadership, it puts it out of the realm of regular people. And that's where the greatest leaders come from - from the people.
 Katori Hall
Napoleon was indeed the man sent by God to help the youth of France! Who is to take his place?
 Stendhal
...Had proven himself a leader of remarkable ability, a man not only of enterprising ideas, but with the staying power to carry them out.
 David McCullough
What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.
 Tony Dungy
Labor is like motherhood to most of our political leaders: a calling so fine and noble that it would be sullied by talk of vulgar, mundane things like pay.
 Barbara Ehrenreich
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
 Florence Scovel Shinn
What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth it to put the time and effort into something you want to be good at.
 Rafer Johnson
He is a great leader by example. Someone whom I have always admired for his ability to remain balanced and have the sense of equanimity about his captaincy.
 Rahul Dravid
High performance leaders capitalize on crises to galvanize the motivation and actions of people in the organization.
High performance leaders capitalize on crises to galvanize the motivation and actions of people in the organization.
 Andy Hargreaves
“Discipline is your best friend. It will take of you like nothing else can.”
 Jocko Willink
Cotto is a talented fighter but I'm God gifted.
 Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
Communication can't always follow the top-down model. With the fluidity of information in business today, leaders need to be masterful listeners; they need to be able to receive as well as send.
 Joseph Badaracco
I don't need a Rolls-Royce, I don't need a house in the country, I don't need to live in the south of France. I'm quite happy as I am.
 John Lydon
We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people.
We all remember that [Donald] Trump was one of the leaders of the so-called birther movement trying to delegitimize the presidency of our first African-American president Barack Obama, which is an outrage.
 John Lewis
But when I call for a hero, out comes my lazy old self; so I never know who I am, nor how many I am or will be. I'd love to be able to touch a bell and summon the real me, because if I really need myself, I mustn't disappear.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.