"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. ~ Colin Powell
What characterizes a good leader? Curiosity, empathy, practical intelligence, and courage. ~ Beverly Pearson
It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet. ~ Theodore Hesburgh
We should all make sure that we know who is in charge. ~ Aesop's Fables
Leadership, like coaching, is fighting for the hearts and souls of men and getting them to believe in you. ~ Eddie Robinson
Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile. ~ Vince Lombardi
The real leader holds the power, not just the position. ~ John C. Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspire confidence. ~ Bernard Law Montgomery
I don't know any other way to lead but by example. ~ Don Shula