Election Day, Leadership and Quotes Oh My

Seriously, what better day than today to share quotes about leadership than Election Day? Regardless of what side of the aisle you are on, leadership is something all us humans crave from time to time.

Here’s just a FEW of mine, feel free to add yours in the Comments.

“Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.” — Marian Anderson

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.” — M.D. Arnold

“The single most beautiful gift you can give to others is your positive attitude.” — Jacqueline Camacho-Ruiz

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.” — Douglas MacArthur

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.” — Peter F. Drucker

“In every position that I’ve been in, there have been naysayers who don’t believe I’m qualified or who don’t believe I can do the work. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong.” — Sonia Sotomayor

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”  — Arnold Glasow

“You can’t lead the people if you don’t love the people. You can’t save the people if you don’t serve the people.” — Cornel West

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill