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1 " They turned to Angel. " We will call you Little One," the leader said, obviously deciding to dispense with the whole confusing name thing." Okay," said Angel agreeably. " I'll call you Guy in a White Lab Coat." He frowned." That can be his Indian name," I suggested. "
2 " NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi. "
― Ambrose Bierce , The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
3 " We each have within ourselves the ability to shape our own destinies. That much we understand. But, more important, each of us has an equal ability to shape the destiny of the universe. Ah, that you find more difficult to believe. But I tell you it is so. You do not have to be the leader of the Council. You do not have to be king or monarch or the head of a clan to have a significant impact on the world around you.In the vastness of the ocean, is any drop of water greater than another?No, you answer, and neither has a single drop the ability to cause a tidal wave.But, I argue, if a single drop falls into the ocean, it creates ripples. And these ripples spread. And perhaps - who knows - these ripples may grow and swell and eventually break foaming upon the shore.Like a drop in the vast ocean, each of us causes ripples as we move through our lives. The effects of whatever we do - insignificant as it may seem - spread out beyond us. We may never know what far-reaching impact even the simplest action might have on our fellow mortals. Thus we need to be conscious, all of the time, of our place in the ocean, of our place in the world, of our place among our fellow creatures.For if enough of us join forces, we can swell the tide of events - for good or for evil. "
― Margaret Weis , The Seventh Gate (The Death Gate Cycle, #7)
4 " One of the main purposes of university education is to escape from the Zeitgeist, from the mean, narrow, provincial spirit which is constantly assuring us that we are at the peak of human achievement, that we stand on the edge of unprecedented prosperity or an unparalleled catastrophe; that the next summit conference is going to be the most fateful in history or that the leader of the day is either the greatest, or the most disastrous, of all time. It is a liberation of the spirit to acquire perspective, to recognize that every generation is confronted by problems of the utmost subjective urgency, but that an objective grading is probably impossible; to learn that the same moral predicaments and the same ideas have been explored before. One need read very little in political theory to become aware of recurrences and repetitions. "
5 " A good leader leads with compassion and love, not fear and blood. A country that harms its people because they are not happy with the leader - is not a country that belongs to the people, but to the leader. "
6 " So what does the winner get in the end?" Tate asked." They get to sit around with the losers and say, 'I am King Xavier of the world.' Repeat after me." " And me?" Tate asked." You get to be my queen." " How come you're the leader of the community?" Narnie asked, almost smiling. " Why can't Tate be?" Webb looked at his sister, grinning. " Why can't you, Narnie?" Fitz leaned his head on Narnie's shoulder. " And I'll be your queen?" " You can be the eunuch," Jude said, shoving him out of the way, " and I'll be her prince." He bowed and took Narnie's hand, kissing it, and their eyes met. It was awkward for a moment until Narnie looked away. "
7 " Christianity enhanced the notion of political and social accountability by providing a new model: that of servant leadership. In ancient Greece and Rome no one would have dreamed of considering political leaders anyone's servants. The job of the leader was to lead. But Christ invented the notion that the way to lead is by serving the needs of others, especially those who are the most needy. "
― Dinesh D'Souza , What's So Great About Christianity
8 " Become the leader of your life. Lead yourself to where you want to be. Breathe life back into your ambitions, your desires, your goals, your relationships. "
― Steve Maraboli , Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
9 " The average person will take the excuses, but the leader will always take responsibilities "
10 " The definitive study of the herd instincts of astronomers has yet to be written, Fernie said, but there are times when we resemble nothing so much as a herd of antelope, heads down in tight formation, thundering with firm determination in a particular direction across the plain. At a given signal from the leader we whirl about, and, with equally firm determination, thunder off in quite a different direction, still in tight parallel formation.(quoting an observation made by astronomer J. Donal Fernie) "
― Michael Brooks , 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
11 " If a leader for the right reasons is blessed by God, even the people he leads will be blessed by God as well. But if the leader is cursed by God because of iniquity, even the people he leads will be cursed as well. "
― Enock Maregesi
12 " No freedom at all when we give birth to lie. No freedom at all when we hurt other persons' rights. No freedom at all when the leader listens to gossiping. At last, we cannot walk or work because we're free for nothing. "
13 " A full loyalty to the leader merely fits to the dogs, not to the humans! "
― Mehmet Murat ildan
14 " The beating heart of Christ's planting of churches is found in corporate prayer. It is through corporate intercession that the leader and the team of shepherds find release from fears, misconceptions, prejudices, pride, and self-will. This release comes as Christ Himself visits them. He makes them one in heart and mind as they pray together. What are they seeking? For God to work in others, of course, but as a presupposition of His working they must be seeking a manifestation of Christ's presence in their own hearts and lives. "
― , The Heart of a Servant Leader: Letters from Jack Miller
15 " The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. "
16 " At that moment, in the sunset on Watership Down, there was offered to General Woundwort the opportunity to show whether he was really the leader of vision and genius which he believed himself to be, or whether he was no more than a tyrant with the courage and cunning of a pirate. For one beat of his pulse the lame rabbit's idea shone clearly before him. He grasped it and realized what it meant. The next, he had pushed it away from him. "
― Richard Adams , Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
17 " If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles. "
― Carl von Clausewitz
18 " Sasha: " It's not your fault. You were doing what you thought was best to keep them safe. It isn't easy, making those kinds of decisions. I know that. And I also know the difference between you when you're trying to be the leader and you when you get to just be a boy." Wells: " It's funny you should say that," " Say what?" " That you see the difference between me as a leader and me as a person." " I believe I said boy." she corrected.~Chapter 21 Pg: 228 "
19 " Our greatest limitation isn't the leader of the lives "
20 " The more routine that systematised activities are, the more nearly they are of the monotonous character seen in the habits of social animals and the less necessary are master builders; the more novel actions are, the more necessary are master builders. Dislike of the leader and the promoter, though linked emotionally to progressivism, is linked logically to total conservatism. Conversely, an authoritarian approach, natural enough in the instigator of new activities, is unjustified in the mere overseer of routines. "
― Bertrand De Jouvenel , Sovereignty: An Inquiry into the Political Good
