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Leadership is not manifested by coercion, even against the resented. Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism,
which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any measures.
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born -- that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth
asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true.
Leaders are made rather than born.
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But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at
Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
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It is not so much that man is a herd animal, said Freud, but that he is a horde animal led by a chief.
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If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.
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A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought
to be.
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Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others.
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You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.
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Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight.
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Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not
thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
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Pity the leader caught between unloving critics and uncritical lovers.
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It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.
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The price of greatness is responsibility.
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There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing.
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Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
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The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.
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I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.
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Leaders shouldn't attach moral significance to their ideas: Do that, and you can't compromise.
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Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the
future.
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