Example is not the

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. Albert Schweitzer

The quality of a

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. Ray Kroc

Our chief want is

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not follow where

Do not follow where the path may lead. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Humans are ambitious and

Humans are ambitious and rational and proud. And we don’t fall in line with people who don’t respect us and who we don’t believe have our best interests at heart. We are willing to follow leaders, but only to the extent that we believe they call on our best, not our worst. Rachel Maddow

No man is good

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent.
Abraham Lincoln

Nearly all men can

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln

The greatest leader is

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
Ronald Reagan