I can’t give you

I can’t give you the sunset, but I can give you the night. Erin McCarthy

The leader has to

The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. Eric Hoffer

To handle yourself, use

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. Eleanor Roosevelt

To do great things

To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult. Friedrich Nietzsche

A true leader has

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. Douglas MacArthur

If your actions create

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader. Dolly Parton

The day soldiers stop

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

Leadership is solving problems.

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. Colin Powell

Become the kind of

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position. Brian Tracy