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Quotes About Motivation

People who cease to grow can't inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.
~ Daisaku Ikeda
Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.
~ Henry A. Kissinger
Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.
~ John C. Maxwell
A leader is a coach, not a judge.
~ W. Edwards Deming
Knowing that we can make a difference in this world is a great motivator. How can we know this and not be involved?
~ Susan Jeffers
Leading means running fast enough to keep ahead of your people.
~ S.M. Stirling
Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional.
~ John C. Maxwell
Leadership is about empowering others to achieve things they did not think possible.
~ Simon Sinek
Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance.
~ Jack Welch
Leaders aren't born they are made.
~ Vince Lombardi
A prime function of a leader is to keep hope alive.
~ John W. Gardner
Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation - and about fundamental relations with one's fellows.
~ Tom Peters
The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss.
~ Alanis Morissette
The main quality of leadership..........is courage ! If you can dream it, you can do it!
~ Walt Disney
Employee engagement is an investment we make for the privilege of staying in business.
~ Ian Hutchinson
Leaders must know where they are going if they expect others to willingly join them on the journey.
~ James M. Kouzes
The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.
~ Kobe Bryant
I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.
~ Ben Carson
As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.
~ John C. Maxwell
There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.
~ Bear Bryant
As buoyancy is not contrary to other characteristics of leadership, including decisiveness, accountability and performance standards, I don't ever think it can be self-defeating.
~ Kevin Allen
Leadership is all about unlocking the potential in others.
~ Carly Fiorina
Those who turn good organizations into great organizations are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.
~ James C. Collins
Leadership is all about people … and getting the most out of people.
~ Colin Powell