A compilation of inspiring and motivational quotes from some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. These quotes will help motivate and encourage you as an entrepreneur on your journey to success.
1. The efforts of a leader will be emulated. Depending on the quality of appointed leadership, this can be medicine or poison to a living business. — Steve Maraboli
2. I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest. — Paul Mccartney
3. I’ll practice as good as I can, but I know that I play even better, with the qualities I have–leadership, my ability to make something happen in games, winning. — Tim Tebow
4. You gotta be hungry for it. You’ve got to put everything you got on it. EVERYTHING! Every second. You have to be the first one in line. That’s how leaders are born. — Ray Lewis
5. The follower of fashion can be as honest as the leader of the rebellion against it. — Vincent Price
6. I do not like selfish appreciationbecause it does not say nor speakinto my silence.Religious Leader Petra Cecilia Maria HermansReligion Of Blue Circle — Petra Hermans
7. The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. — Ronald Reagan
8. A leader is a dealer in hope. — Napoleon Bonaparte
9. Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.’ (Harvard Business School definition of leadership) — Sheryl Sandberg
10. The United States has such an opportunity to be a leader in the world, and that opportunity has been frittered away. — Roger Waters
11. There are no warlike people, just warlike leaders. — Ralph Bunche
12. There is only one kind of discipline, and that is the perfect discipline. As a leader, you must enforce and maintain that discipline; otherwise, you will fail at your job. — Vince Lombardi
13. Leadership is not about about having power over people–it is about empowering people ans showing them direction — Mlungisi Simelane
14. True leadership is about pulling forth the gold in everyone and believing in people before they deserve it. — Michael Brodeur, Destiny Finder: A Practical Approach to Unlocking Your Destiny
15. Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves–who can take initiative and be the solution to problems. — Stephen Covey
16. The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground. — Winston Churchill
17. Hamas, also elected to governmental leadership in Palestine, includes the jihadists, people who have declared war on the United States of America and its ally, Israel. — Zach Wamp
18. Leadership means taking personal responsibility for results. Leadership means you get things done. Leadership means you keep your promises. — Robin S. Sharma
19. It’s mystifying to me why the House leadership will not allow a straight up–or–down vote on a pay raise. I vote against every pay raise because taxpayers deserve better. — Sam Graves
20. If prophets are real, they are not leaders but followers. — M.F. Moonzajer
21. Increasing extremism–across Africa and the world–must be understood in the context of the failure of our leaders properly to manage diversity within their borders. — Mo Ibrahim
22. We are living in a multicultural society. Our role as leaders is to enable grappling with this situation, even when multiculturalism is difficult. — Reuven Rivlin
23. Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon, ‘ Frank said. ‘Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes. — Rick Riordan
24. Leaders heal — they don’t kill. They unite
25. Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people. — N. R. Narayana Murthy
26. There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills. — Shiv Khera
27. In my ministry, I’ve been fortunate to privately advise many national leaders, celebrities and people of unusual influence. — Paula White
28. One must not hesitate to innovate and change with the times. The leader who stands still is not progressing, and he will not remain a leader for long. — Vince Lombardi
29. I’m not a follower. I’m a leader. And anyone who speaks their mind is always criticised. — Tyler, the Creator
30. The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. — Tony Blair
31. I would not want to be a leader of a country that had launched ICBMs against the United States. — Steven Weinberg
32. Not every leader is a philosopher, but each leader should cultivate a philosophical mindset. — Pearl Zhu, Thinkingaire: 100 Game Changing Digital Mindsets to Compete for the Future
33. Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent. — Rick Perry
34. We need someone with proven conservative leadership experience, not entitlement, to be able to represent us and lead us. — Randy Hultgren
35. The guide, the guru, the leader, the teacher, has passed away; the boy, the student, the servant, is left behind. — Swami Vivekananda
36. People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. — Theodore Roosevelt
37. By Harmony I came, harmony I bringand by harmony I goReligious Leader Petra Cecilia Maria HermansReligion of Blue CircleSeptember 26, 2016 — Petra Hermans
38. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders. — Shakira
39. Leadership’s a lot more about how brilliantly you work and how masterfully you behave. — Robin S. Sharma
40. Leadership is the art of influencing people to execute your strategic thinking — Nabil Basma
41. Developing a commanding presence is essential for leadership and a powerful impact. — Susan C. Young, The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
42. I’m the leader of the platoon and I run gambling and lotteries, dances and I sell beer illegally. I’m a con man and I’m thoroughly lovable. — Steve Martin
43. Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it should be fun. — Richard Branson
44. Your organization needs you to be the lead, not the lid. If you’re not growing as a leader, you’ve become the lid — Saji Ijiyemi
45. Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile. — Vince Lombardi
46. The worst thing in your own development as a leader is not to do it wrong. It’s to do it for the wrong reasons. — Stan Slap
47. Some leaders lead from the front. — Rajen Jani, Once Upon A Time: 100 Management Stories
48. To Be a Great Leader, First Become a Great Person. — Robin S. Sharma
49. Demonstrating integrity is indispensable for leaders. — Scott K. Edinger, The Hidden Leader: Discover and Develop Greatness Within Your Company
50. When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks. I don’t like comfort–zone politics. — Nick Clegg