Leadership
693 quotes: 53 by Keith Craft, 640 from other voices.
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- He believed that the way to get faith out of men is to show that you have faith in them; and from that great principle of executive management he never wavered.
- He that cannot be the servant of many will never be master, true guide, and deliverer of many.
- He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
- He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.
- He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.
- He who cherishes his old knowledge, so as continually to acquire new, he may be a teacher of others.
- He who despises mankind will never get the best out of either others or himself.
- He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.
- He who is firm in will moulds the world to himself.
- He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.
- He who tries to shine dims his own light.
- He who would govern others should first be master of himself.
- He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
- Help people reach their full potential. Catch them doing something right.
- High expectations are the key to everything.
- Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.
- How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
- How we treat others is a reflection of how we think about ourselves.
- I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.
- I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting them and letting them have a go.
- I believe that one leading coach practicing sportsmanship does more good than fifty coaches merely preaching it.
- I believe the best preventive of quarrels to be recognition of, and sincere interest in, the men, satisfying them that you really care for them and that you rejoice in their success.
- I find the best thing to do is look at what you still can do, instead of what you can't. I can't run very far anymore because of my condition, but that lead to me to something I love even more - the sport of paddling,'
- I have ever deemed it more honorable and profitable, too, to set a good example than to follow a bad one.
- I have observed that those who have accomplished the greatest results are those…who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient, and polite.
- I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.
- I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.
- I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?
- I will not follow where the path may lead; instead I will go where there is no path and leave a trail.
- I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
- I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.
- Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.
- Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams.
- If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble; and neither will speaking softly avail, if back of the softness there does not lie strength, power.
- If a man himself do not walk in the right path, it will not be walked in even by his wife and children.
- If a man is fit to go higher, he will show it by being faithful where he is.
- If everything is important, then nothing is.
- If leaders were chosen in our day on the basis of their proved power to govern their own families in righteousness, how many would qualify?
- If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.
- If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.