Leadership quotes for action
“In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” —Harry S. Truman
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” —Harold S. Geneen
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” —the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.


“To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.” —Friedrich Nietzsche
“Leadership is an action, not a position.” —Donald McGannon
Leadership quotes about determination
“In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
“Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.” —Woodrow Wilson
“Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.” —David Joseph Schwartz
“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.” —Stephen King
“Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.” —Jesse Jackson
“A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.” —Henry Kissinger