From the very first, it has been the educated and intelligent of the Negro people that have led and elevated the mass, and the sole obstacles that nullified and retarded their efforts were slavery and race prejudice; for what is slavery but the legalized survival of the unfit and the nullification of the work of natural internal leadership? W. E. B. Du Bois Leadership
In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln. W. E. B. Du Bois Leadership
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Henry Ward Beecher Leadership
In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy. Barack Obama Leadership
The way I see it, what is going to come out of the moon activities is a respect for U.S. leadership. Buzz Aldrin Leadership
We also can't try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. That's not leadership; that's a recipe for quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimately weakens us. It's the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq - and we should have learned it by now. Barack Obama Leadership
In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake - to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled. Charles Stanley Leadership
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen. Barack Obama Leadership
I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful. John Wooden Leadership
I've said I'll stand for a full second term, but I think after that it will be time for new leadership. Terms are like Shredded Wheat - two are wonderful but three might just be too many. David Cameron Leadership
If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher. Jonathan Sacks Leadership
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people. John D. Rockefeller Leadership
I think the country requires fresh leadership. I do not think I can be the captain to take the country to its next destination. David Cameron Leadership
If an artist is driven primarily by social responsibility, I think the art probably suffers because, again, just as leadership has a rather defined end point or purpose, social responsibility would seem to have a very clear moral context. Billy Collins Leadership
Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership. Woodrow Wilson Leadership
I think there is probably no better person to aspire to emulate than Steve Jobs and what he has done at Apple in terms of his leadership, his innovation, not settling for mediocrity. Howard Schultz Leadership