Leadership and character quotes:

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  • Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time. -- George W. Bush
  • Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. -- Norman Schwarzkopf
  • I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation. -- Mo Rocca
  • I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic. -- Steve Largent
  • Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint. -- Lewis H. Lapham
  • Governor Sanders showed true leadership and character by supporting civil rights for all during a time when many were not, His lasting positive impact on our state will be felt by many future generations of Georgians. -- Nathan Deal
  • Sitting at a candidate rally is similar to sitting in a ballyard. Both give you the opportunity to assess the technical metrics and reflect on the intangibles - what baseball calls 'make up' and politics calls 'character' - the leadership, talent and maturity to add value to a venture. -- Christine Pelosi
  • There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test. -- Mike Pompeo
  • The more consistent a father can be or a mentor can be in the person's life and teach them principles of real solid manhood, character, integrity and leadership, the more consistent you can be in the person's life and teach them those things at a younger age, and then the better off they'll be. -- Allan Houston
  • Leadership is character in action. -- James Hunter
  • Character matters; leadership descends from character. -- Rush Limbaugh
  • Character is more important than any other leadership trait. -- John Wooden
  • Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character. -- Norman Schwarzkopf
  • Leadership is about inspiration with character, not manipulation with position! -- Israelmore Ayivor
  • Leadership, in other words, is a matter of character, not goals. -- Ted Malloch
  • Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership. -- John C. Maxwell
  • Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character. -- Lewis H. Lapham
  • Only people of proven character should be placed in positions of spiritual leadership. -- Max Anders
  • Leadership consists of character and strategy. If you can't have both, opt for character. -- Norman Schwarzkopf
  • A business, successful or not, is merely a reflection of the character of its leadership. -- S. Truett Cathy
  • The most important thing about leadership is your character and the values that guide your life. -- Brenda Barnes
  • If you don't demonstrate leadership character, your skills and your results will be discounted, if not dismissed. -- Mark Miller
  • If you don't demonstrate leadership character, your skills and your results will be discounted, if not dismissed. -- Mark Miller
  • Leadership is an active, living process. It is rooted in character, forged by experience, and communicated by example. -- John Baldoni
  • Great leadership has more to do with character, courage, and conviction than it does with specific skills or competencies. -- William A. Adams
  • Leadership is the vision to provide direction and the strength of character to attract others who carry it out. -- Ken Poirot
  • To say America can have strong leadership without strong character is to say we can get water without the wet. -- J. C. Watts
  • Defend your leadership roles with your true character. Never attack your own aspirations with corruption and unfaithfulness! Keep calm and be honest! -- Israelmore Ayivor
  • Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character. -- Myles Munroe
  • Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership. -- John C. Maxwell
  • Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character -- Warren G. Bennis
  • I think leadership is more than being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic. -- Steve Largent
  • Never be anxious about maintaining the position you occupy. Be anxious about maintaining your good character and you will never lose your leadership influence! -- Israelmore Ayivor
  • When making the problem go away is more important than solving the problem leadership begins to fail. The easy way vs. The character way. -- William James Moore
  • Trust is equal parts character and competence... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other. -- Stephen Covey
  • The most important ingredient of leadership is character. Most of the proficiencies can be learned, but what's inside you is something that's difficult to change. -- Jesse Robredo
  • Great men are strong men with great leadership qualities. They inspire others to be loving and caring like themselves. By this their character is made stronger. -- Ellen J. Barrier
  • People will not follow a leader with moral incongruities for long. Every time you compromise character you compromise leadership. The foundation of firm leadership is character. -- Bill Hybels
  • My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. -- Bernard Law Montgomery
  • Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group of people successfully. -- John A. Lejeune
  • Effective leadership is the only competitive advantage that will endure. That's because leadership has two sides- what a person is character and what a person does- competence. -- Stephen Covey
  • Your character and attitude is what takes the lead in your leadership role and you follow them as a true leader. Poor character and attitude is eventually poor leadership. -- Israelmore Ayivor
  • Your character and attitude is what takes the lead in your leadership role and you follow them as a true leader". Poor character and attitude is eventually poor leadership. -- Israelmore Ayivor
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