15 Inspirational Quotes For Encouraging Leadership

I love quotes. Inspirational quotes are helpful, needful, and…well…inspiring. Here are fifteen inspirational quotes that encourage leadership. But before you read on, considering tweeting my below quote.

“Effective leaders don’t wait for permission. The bigger the challenge, the greater the reward.”

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1. “Nothing limits achievement like small thinking. Nothing equals possibilities like unleashed thinking.” -William Arthur Ward
2. “To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.” -Harry Truman
3. “What makes leadership is the ability to get people to do what they don’t want to do and like it.” -Harry Truman
4. “All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.” -Orisen Sweet Marden
5. “Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.” -Goethe
6. “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence regardless of their chosen endeavor.” -Vince Lombardi
7. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” -General George S. Patton
8. “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which have been overcome while trying to succeed.” -Booker T. Washington
9. “Leaders make decisions that create the future they desire.” -Mike Murdock
10. “I dream of men who take the next step instead of worrying about the next thousand steps.” -Theodore Roosevelt
11. “Nothing would be done at all if we waited until we could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.” -John Henry
12. “Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.” -Samuel Johnson
13. “I glory in conflict that I may hereafter exult in victory.” – Frederick Douglas
14. “A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – William Shedo
15. “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” – John Welch

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