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John W. Gardner Quote: “One exemplary act may affect one life, or even millions of lives. All those who set standards for themselves, who strengthen the bonds of community, who do their work creditably and accept individual responsibility, are building the common future.”

51. “One exemplary act may affect one life, or even millions of lives. All those who set standards for themselves, who strengthen the bonds of community, who do their work creditably and accept individual responsibility, are building the common future.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “If one defines the term ‘dropout’ to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota.”

52. “If one defines the term ‘dropout’ to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “Creativity requires the freedom to consider unthinkable alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices.”

53. “Creativity requires the freedom to consider unthinkable alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “One generalization that is supported both by research and experience is that effective two-way communication is essential to proper functioning of the leader-follower relationship.”

54. “One generalization that is supported both by research and experience is that effective two-way communication is essential to proper functioning of the leader-follower relationship.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six.”

55. “It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess.”

56. “Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “If the modern leader doesn’t know the facts, he is in grave trouble, but rarely do the facts provide unqualified guidance.”

57. “If the modern leader doesn’t know the facts, he is in grave trouble, but rarely do the facts provide unqualified guidance.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “In the artist’s recreation of the world we are enabled to see the world.”

58. “In the artist’s recreation of the world we are enabled to see the world.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “Leaders develop their styles as they interact with their constituencies. They move toward the style that seems most effective in dealing with the mixture of elements that make up their constituencies.”

59. “Leaders develop their styles as they interact with their constituencies. They move toward the style that seems most effective in dealing with the mixture of elements that make up their constituencies.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “Paralysis of leadership is due in part to the unseen grip of the special interests.”

60. “Paralysis of leadership is due in part to the unseen grip of the special interests.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “In the United States, to an unprecedented degree, the individual’s social role has come to be determined not by who he is but by what he can accomplish.”

61. “In the United States, to an unprecedented degree, the individual’s social role has come to be determined not by who he is but by what he can accomplish.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms.”

62. “It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “The ablest and most effective leaders do not hold to a single style; they may be highly supportive in personal relations when that is needed, yet capable of a quick, authoritative decision when the situation requires it.”

63. “The ablest and most effective leaders do not hold to a single style; they may be highly supportive in personal relations when that is needed, yet capable of a quick, authoritative decision when the situation requires it.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “The play of conflicting interests in a framework of shared purposes is the drama of a free society. It is a robust exercise, and often a noisy one. It is not for the faint-hearted, or the tidy-minded.”

64. “The play of conflicting interests in a framework of shared purposes is the drama of a free society. It is a robust exercise, and often a noisy one. It is not for the faint-hearted, or the tidy-minded.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “We have to face the fact that most men and women out there are more stale than they know, more bored than they care to admit.”

65. “We have to face the fact that most men and women out there are more stale than they know, more bored than they care to admit.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “If our society continues at its present rate to become less livable as it becomes more affluent, we promise all to end up in sumptuous misery.”

66. “If our society continues at its present rate to become less livable as it becomes more affluent, we promise all to end up in sumptuous misery.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied “Only stand out of my light”. Perhaps someday we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light.”

67. “When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied “Only stand out of my light”. Perhaps someday we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity. Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.”

68. “The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity. Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.”

— John W. Gardner

John W. Gardner Quote: “A generation doesn’t have much choice in the problems that the forces of history throw in its lap. It does have a choice as to whether it will face those problems honestly. We need continuous and candid debate as to what the most important problems are, and whether we’re turning our backs on them or solving them or making them worse.”

69. “A generation doesn’t have much choice in the problems that the forces of history throw in its lap. It does have a choice as to whether it will face those problems honestly. We need continuous and candid debate as to what the most important problems are, and whether we’re turning our backs on them or solving them or making them worse.”

— John W. Gardner

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