No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him. W. H. Auden
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. John Kenneth Galbraith
A leader is most effective when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, his troops will feel they did it themselves. Lao Tzu
The real leader has no need to lead he is content to point the way. Henry Miller
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action. Jawaharlal Nehru
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally. Lao Tzu
A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. Golda Meir
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. Niccolo Machiavelli
Not even a great leader can get very far without great people to lead. Ashleigh Brilliant
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. Ralph Nader
A leader’s role is to raise people’s aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there. David R Gergen
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. Walter Lippmann
You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too. Sam Rayburn
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob. Oscar Wilde
The best leaders are very often the best listeners. They have an open mind. They are not interested in having their own way but in finding the best way. Wilfred Peterson