Top 200 Leadership Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

— Winston Churchill

102. “Leadership development is a lifetime journey, not a quick trip.”

— John C. Maxwell

103. “The supreme quality for leadership is integrity.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

104. “Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.”

— Colin Powell

105. “Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.”

— Simon Sinek

106. “A leader’s job is not to do the work for others; it’s to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.”

— Simon Sinek

107. “Servant-leader ship is all about making the goals clear and then rolling your sleeves up and doing whatever it takes to help people win. In that situation, they don’t work for you, you work for them.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

108. “Leadership is not about executive position or title. It is about connection and influence. At its highest, leadership is all about adding value to the world and blessing lives through the work you do.”

— Robin S. Sharma

109. “The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.”

— John C. Maxwell

110. “The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.”

— Simon Sinek

111. “Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.”

— Simon Sinek

112. “Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.”

— John C. Maxwell

113. “Leadership is developed daily, not in a day.”

— John C. Maxwell

114. “The servant leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve.”

— Robert K. Greenleaf

115. “Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.”

— Warren G. Bennis

116. “If you're a leader, do everything you can to grow yourself and create the right environment for others to grow.”

— John C. Maxwell

117. “Leadership is about integrity, honesty and accountability. All components of trust.”

— Simon Sinek

118. “The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.”

— Simon Sinek

119. “Leadership is influence. It is the ability to obtain followers. When the leader lacks confidence, the followers have no commitment. A leader is great not because of his power, but because of his ability to empower others.”

— John C. Maxwell

120. “Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.”

— John C. Maxwell

121. “Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders.”

— Mary Parker Follett

122. “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

123. “Credibility is a leader’s currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.”

— John C. Maxwell

124. “Success is knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.”

— John C. Maxwell

125. “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

126. “Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.”

— John C. Maxwell

127. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”

— Colin Powell

128. “The price of greatness is responsibility.”

— Winston Churchill

129. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

— John Quincy Adams

130. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

— Nelson Mandela

131. “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

132. “Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.”

— Nelson Mandela

133. “Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.”

— Simon Sinek

134. “You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

135. “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

— Barack Obama

136. “A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.”

— Simon Sinek

137. “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred with dust and sweat; who strives valiantly; who errs and may fall again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

138. “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

139. “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

— Warren G. Bennis

140. “Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.”

— Simon Sinek

141. “Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.”

— John C. Maxwell

142. “Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

143. “Everything rises and falls on leadership.”

— John C. Maxwell

144. “If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”

— Brené Brown

145. “Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them.”

— Richard Branson

146. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”

— Margaret Thatcher

147. “Leadership is a choice, not a position.”

— Stephen R. Covey

148. “A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”

— Nelson Mandela

149. “The true measure of leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.”

— John C. Maxwell

150. “We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.”

— John C. Maxwell