Quotes About Leadership

Lester Sumrall told a story of a conference he and Smith Wigglesworth were part of. It was the first time Sumrall had met Wigglesworth. Sumrall got up to preach. And he preached and preached. After a while, Wigglesworth came up behind him, put his hand on his shoulder, and said, "Son, it would have been wise for you to have ended fifteen minutes ago, when the Holy Ghost ended." And he shut down the meeting. So many people go beyond the Holy Spirit.

Men of passion and vision are often seen as mad.

That night I grasped another piece of the puzzle that Burrich had always been to me. For there is a very strange peace in giving over your judgment to someone else, to saying to them, "You lead and I will follow, and I will trust entirely that you will not lead me to death or harm.

That was Verity's way. MOnths had passed since we had last spoken but he took no times for greetings. Chade said it was a lack in him, that he didn't make his men feel their importance to him. I think he believed that if anything significant had happened to me, someone would have told him. He had a bluff heartiness to him that I enjoyed, an attitude that things must be going well unless someone ahd told him otherwise.

Young as I was, I still wondered what kind of man this was who, with one leg bandaged, could quell a room full of rough men with a look or a word.

For there is a very strange peace in giving over your judgment to someone else, to saying to them, "You lead and I will follow, and I will trust entirely that you will not lead me to death or harm.

Did you see how she stood and faced them down? I demanded with pride. A most excellent bitch, Nighteyes agreed.

He has other soldiers, more capable than I." "Does that free you from your promise?" "You argue like a priest.

Um homem armado com a palavra certa pode fazer o que um exército de espadachins não pode.

As it was with dragons, so it is with queens. A careless word or deed could have severe consequences. Inside

Men it is who think they can rule others' lives but have no bonds to them.

Wait for you? Not likely! I've always had to run ahead of you and show you the way.

Horns not grown, he swings his head in warning and still all take heed.

No man becomes a pirate because he wants to be ruled by another.

He said nothing to any of them, and they knew better than to speak to the captain when he stood thus, deep in thought. He had a problem. He'd settle it without help from any of them. That was what captains did.

a man who bears himself with authority will often have authority ceded to him.

A ruler must be of all his people, for one can only rule what one knows.

A wise old man taught me that diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power. Persuasion, not force, works best and lasts longest. Make this alliance in the dukes' best interest and they will be eager to welcome and honor the Narcheska when she arrives.

once you put a man in charge of something, you didn't ride him while he did the task.

One can only rule what one knows.

In times like these, perhaps a Queen with a knife will give us more heart than a woman who drapes herself in jewels and hides behind walls.

Jovem como eu era, perguntava-me que espécie de homem era este que, com uma perna enfaixada, conseguia impor respeito a um recinto cheio de homens durões, com apenas um olhar ou uma palavra.

You cannot claim that authority one moment, and then shoulder aside from it the next. Crowns cannot be doffed so lightly.

Ephron sembrava classificare i pirati insieme alle tempeste; erano solo parte dei rischi che un buon capitano doveva affrontare