Quotes About Leadership

Americans see history as a straight line and themselves standing at the cutting edge as representatives for all mankind.

It would probably be better to have a ruler who didn't sell people or bend his own laws. For the moment, however, this man was perhaps just the best of the wrong answers available.

What would have happened if Caverna had been torn by a civil war, the two opposed leaders housed in a single body?

RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.

The problem with speeches isn't so much not knowing when to stop, as knowing when not to begin.

Don't vote, it only encourages them.

The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever becoming one." "Don't vote. It just encourages them....

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.

When our government was in the process of being formed, Benjamin Franklin addressed the chairman of the Constitutional Convention, meeting at Philadelphia in 1787, saying, "I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, it is probable that an empire cannot rise without His aid.

So be steadfast in your commitment to Christ, and be a real VIP—a person with vision, integrity, and God's presence.

I realize that my ministry would someday come to an end. I am only one in a glorious chain of men and women God has raised up through the centuries to build Christ's church and take the Gospel everywhere.

The Bible's picture of a godly leader also describes the godly home: "A shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock" (Isaiah 32:2). May that be true of your home.

It is vitally important for local church leaders to keep in touch with the spiritual state of their members, to discuss their level of biblical knowledge, and to teach them how to study God's Word and pray.

Many parents preach to their children but do not set good examples. Parents want the children to do as they say, not as they do.

Many times it takes just one member of a family to initiate the action to bring a family back together again.

Remember that "where God guides, He provides. Where He leads, He supplies all needs.

The Bible says a great deal about entire families coming to Christ. Rahab the harlot . . . the Philippian jailer . . . and Cornelius, the Roman centurion. That could be true in your family too. You may be the one who could lead your family to Christ.

Jesus, by example, tells us that every true leader should be a helper, a servant, or even a bondslave. This is a command, not a suggestion, and applies with special force to leaders.

Do not make the mistake of attaching yourself to a particular minister rather than to the body of the church itself. The ministry may change—it is healthy and stimulating that it should—but the tenets of the church remain the same

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand it stiffens the backs of others.

Truly, the world is in need of moral leadership . . .that teaches the difference between right and wrong and teaches us to forgive one another even as we are forgiven by our Father in heaven.

Christians] are called to distinguish themselves as Christ followers, not community organizers.

Philip is the only person in the Bible who was called an evangelist, and he was a deacon!

God will never lead contrary to His word—so get acquainted with the Word of God, the Bible. Pray. He leads through the illumination of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. Use whatever you have and be faithful. We are called to serve Christ in our sphere of influence.