"Quotes From World Leaders"

Inspirational Quotes From World Leaders

Leadership is more of an art or a skill rather than a science. Here are some quotes from leaders that will keep you going to becoming the person you should be.

"The other world is as to this like the east to the west. We cannot approach the one without turning away from the other"

"The diurnal sun sets at night, but the sun of the heart never disappears"

Emir Abdelkader El Djezairi

“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.” – Jack Welch

"He who cannot support himself, cannot take his own decision." - Gamal Abdel Nasser

“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understand the problems of running a country.” – Margaret Thatcher

"Injustice makes a hero of the oppressed, but crime makes the heart of the criminal tremble, no matter how hard he tries to demonstrate pride." - Omar Al Mukhtar

“The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.” – Sir Winston Churchill

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” – Aristotle

“Governments, like people, grow old. They start life small and eager to survive, fuelled by youthful energy and fresh ideas but eventually, with few exceptions, fade into obscurity. Governments, too, can lose the hunger and ambition of youth, and become complacent.”

“Not every rider is a horseman and not every horseman is a knight.” -

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

“Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” – Harry S. Truman

“Focus your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little life of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.” – Barack Obama

“I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.” – Fidel Castro

“The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still, small voice of conscience.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause and say, “here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well”.” – Martin Luther king, JR.

“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” – Albert Einstein

“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

13. “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” – John Maxwell

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

15. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” – General George Patton

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

17. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” – Nelson Mandela

18. “To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

One day, millions of men will leave the Southern Hemisphere to go to the Northern Hemisphere. And they will not go there as friends. Because they will go there to conquer it. And they will conquer it with their sons. The wombs of our women will give us victory - Houari Boumedienne

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.” – John Maxwell

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” – Peter Drucker

“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy

“Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.” – Jesse Jackson

Published by Djamel Benrejdal, Scarborough, North Yorkshire