Dumb Leaders

Insomnia is my greatest inspiration. - Jon Stewart

Trust if the byproduct of integrity. - Zig Ziglar

As is our confidence, so is our capacity. - William Hazlitt

He who becomes a sheep is eaten by the wolf. - Greek Proverb

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown. - Charles de Gaulle

Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident. - Dale Carnegie

Mediocrity is excellence in the eyes of the mediocre. - Joseph Joubert

Sometimes the wrong choices lead us to the right places. - Unknown

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. - John Ruskin

Sometimes the cost of integrity is the loss of a friend. - Jack McDevitt

Excellence in any pursuit is the late, ripe fruit of toil. - W.M.L. Jay

You can lead a boy to college but you cannot make him think. - Elbert Hubbard

The wolf that one hears is worse than the orc that one fears. - JRR Tolkien

The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith. - Andy Williams

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him float. - Unknown

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better. - Bill Bradley

If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job. - Tom Landry

If you want to lead the people, you must first speak to their eyes. - Napoleon Bonaparte

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way. - Henry Miller

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others. - Hasidic Proverb

When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into matrimony. - George Farquhar

The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example. - John Wooden

The beginning of leadership is a battle for the hearts and minds of men. - Bernard L Montgomery

You can lead a horse to water but I'd rather ride it to the liquor store. - Wayne Nowazek

Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly. - Shaquille O'Neal

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. - Adlai Stevenson

The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity. - Zig Ziglar

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work. - Seth Godin

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work. - Stephen King

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their profession. - Unknown

The strength of the pack is in the wolf; the strength of the wolf is in the pack. - Rudyard Kipling

Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom. - J Paul Getty

Excellence and competitiveness aren't incompatible with honesty and integrity. - Jack Welch

If you value your integrity, be prepared to take a beating from those who have non. - Lars L Thygesen

Integrity is making sure that the things you say and the things you do are in alignment. - Katrina Mayer

The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. - Colin Powell

You can lead audiences to a half-dressed, aging pop star but you can't make them watch. - Megan Basham

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you. - H. Jackson Brown

The best leaders inspire others to harness their utmost potential to benefit the common good. - Peter Tormey

Words can inspire, thoughts can provoke, but only action truly brings you closer to your dreams. - Brad Sugars

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another. - John C Maxwell

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. - Harvey Mackay

The one quality that can be developed by studious reflection and practice is the leadership of men. - Dwight D Eisenhower

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. - Zig Ziglar

Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but impossible to enslave. - Henry Brougham

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. - Robert Frost

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference. - Chris Evert

I have drawn inspiration from the Marine Corps, the Jewish struggle in Palestine and Israel, and the Irish. - Leon Uris

Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions. - Earl Gray Stevens

Competition can damage self-esteem, create anxiety, and lead to cheating and hurt feelings. But so can romantic love. - Mariah Burton Nelson

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. - Johann Gottfried Von Herder

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. - Albert Camus

Don't hire a copycat of yourself. Look for people whose skills are the opposite of yours. Dare to emphasize your weaknesses. - Diane Janknegt

Silence is interesting. It can show confusion, indifference and sadness. But it can also show determination, confidence and caring. - Maxime Lagace

Unless a man has considerable skill and reliance in his weapon, he will not remain cool in the presence of dangerous game close by. - Townsend Whelen

The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor. - Vince Lombardi Jr.

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy. - Oscar Wilde

The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work. - Agha Hasan Abedi

Integrity is: choosing courage over comfort; choosing what's right over what's fun, fast or easy; and practicing your values. - Brene Brown

Self confidence is the most attractive quality a person can have. How can anyone see how awesome you are if you can't see it yourself? - Unknown

Integrity will take a leader farther than any other quality. If you would travel far and do much as a leader, never compromise your integrity. - John C Maxwell

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done. - Johnny Unitas

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control. - Tom Landry

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. - Norman Vincent Peale

A healthy, if well-concealed, respect for one's own capabilities is essential, but it should never lead to underestimating those of the opponent. - Jack Nicklaus