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Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent and the topic relevant. The aide said, “Then it was a good service?” Lincoln responded, “No.” The aide protested, “But, Mr. President, you said that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent, and that the topic was relevant.” “Yes,” replied Lincoln, “but he didn’t challenge us to do any great thing. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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If it’s dangerous, then you go first. If it’s pleasurable, then I’ll be brave and lead the charge.
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— Jarod Kintz

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Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones. ↗

— Tahir Shah

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They were following me because I was ahead of them, which is no way to choose a leader. Following someone simply because they're out in front is never a good idea, but it happens all the time. ↗

— Alan Huffman

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Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity ↗

— Reed Markham

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Alas! in the clothes of the greatest potentate, what is there but a man? ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

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Under a bad leadership Serbs are capable of committing the most terrible atrocities; under good leaders we can do great deeds. It's like a field - if it's not cared for, the weeds will take over. But if you tend it, water and feed the seeds, you will read a bountiful harvest. Serbs are lazy, we lack discipline and have no capacity for self-criticism." With Their Backs to the World ↗

— Åsne Seierstad

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They stood there, King of the Hill, Top of the Heap, Ruler of All They Surveyed, Unimpeachable Monarchs and Presidents, trying to understand what it meant to own a world and how big a world really was. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

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Leadership is a journey, not a destination. It is a marathon, not a sprint. It is a process, not an outcome. (quoting John Donahoe) ↗

— Bill George

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If you’re a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can. You will read when you feel like it, and you will read when you don’t. You will do whatever you have to do to increase your leadership input, because you know as well as I do that it will make you better. ↗

— Bill Hybels

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