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

“Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.” – Octavia E. Butler

“Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” – Carl Sandburg

“Leadership is a mindset that shifts from being a victim to creating results. Any one of us can demonstrate leadership in our work and within our lives.” – Robin S. Sharma

“The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged.” – Stephen Covey

“Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.” – Seth Berkley

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

“I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through–then follow through.” – Edward Rickenbacker

“The most effective leaders score high in both confidence AND humility.” – Adam Grant

“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.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson

“When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.” – John C. Maxwell

“Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future.” — Tony Robbins

“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” ? Vernon Sanders Law

“If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” — Steve Jobs

“Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too.” — Mark Twain

“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.” – Klaus Balkenhol

“A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.” – Daisaku Ikeda