Quotes about Leadership
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.
— Sojourner Truth
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down, these women together ought to be able to turn it right again.
— Sojourner Truth
If de fust woman God ever made was strong enough to turn de world upside down all alone, dese women togedder (and she glanced her eye over the platform) ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now dey is asking to do it, de men better let 'em.
— Sojourner Truth
Therefore the good man, although he is a slave, is free; but the bad man, even if he reigns, is a slave.
— St. Augustine
Do what Jesus says,... what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing.
— Bernard of Clairvaux
Obey your bishop! Obey those set over you [Heb 13:17], the teachers of the Church. I remind you, my dear friends, of what I said when I was with you: do not receive any outside or unknown preacher, unless he be sent by your bishop or preaches with the permission of the pope. For how shall they preach unless they are sent [Rom 10:15]?
— Bernard of Clairvaux
Freedom is slavery some poets tell us. Enslave yourself to the right leader's truth, Christ's or Karl Marx', and it will set you free.
— Robert Frost
Each American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty and justice in unbroken chain all the way down to the present. That torch is now in our hands, and we will use it to light up the world.
— Donald Trump
Sadly, the truth is, there aren't many people who can be put in high positions who won't start thinking highly of themselves.
— Joyce Meyer
Truth to me is infinitely dearer than the 'mahatmaship' which is purely a burden.
— Mahatma Gandhi
If you want to kill giants, hang around a giant killer. It rubs off.
— Bill Johnson
When truth takes a backseat to ego and politics, trust is lost.
— Patrick Lencioni