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    “Quitting is leading too.” ~ Nelson Mandela

      “One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.” ~ Nelson Mandela

        “The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no man has ever been before.” ~ Francis Phillip Wernig

          No one has ever made himself great by showing how small someone else is.

            Another reason to work hard!

              “Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity – having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character. There must be truth in the purpose and will power in the character.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                “It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                  “Leadership is about creating a domain in which human beings continually deepen their understanding of reality and become more capable of participating in the unfolding of the world. Ultimately, leadership is about creating new realities.” ~ Joseph Jaworski, Synchronicity

                    “Every one of us receives and passes on an inheritance. The inheritance may not be an accumulation of earthly possessions or acquired riches, but whether we realize it or not, our choices, words, actions, and values will impact someone and form the heritage we hand down.” ~ Ben Hardesty

                      “But the plain fact of the matter is that, for any person to successfully lead others, he or she must deal with reality and be ready to accept the fact that leadership , at times, can bring out the worst in us. And understanding, as well as coming to grips with the darker side of your personality, is key to dealing with real-life situations.” ~ Donald T. Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership

                        “Subordinates look for their bosses to be positive, in good humor, and cheerful. They aren’t supposed to be emotional or have bad days. but leaders are guman, too, and when they are in a lousy mood and snap at a subordinate, it can have a devastating effect.” ~ Donald T. Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership

                          “It is the leader’s role to lift followers out of their everyday selves up to a higher level of awareness, motivation, and commitment.” ~ Donald T. Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership

                            “No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

                              “People are much more likely to trust a leader if they know he is compassionate and forgiving of mistakes.” ~ Donald T. Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership

                                “If subordinates, or people in general, know that they genuinely have easy access to their leader, they’ll tend to view the leader in a more positive, trustworthy light.” ~ Donald T. Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership

                                  “Each of us can look back upon someone who made a great difference in our lives, someone whose wisdom or simple acts of caring made an impression upon us. In all likelihood it was someone who sought no recognition for their deed other than the joy of knowing that, by their hand, another’s life had been made better.” ~ Stephen M. Wolf

                                    "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." ~ Jimi Hendrix

                                      “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” ~ Isaac Newton

                                        “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” ~ Isaac Newton