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Quote by John Monash

“No man is a hero in his own country.”

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John Monash was an outstanding civil engineer known for his contributions to infrastructure development in Australia and as a military commander. Born on June 27, 1865, he passed away on October 8, 1931. more

“It is the misfortune of contemporary leaders, across the whole spectrum of Australian life, that the community's demand for strong leadership is growing in direct proportion to our lack of confidence in ourselves. The end of this century is an unusually difficult time to be a leader in Australia.”

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Author:Hugh Mackay

“One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own story; to explain us to ourselves; to help us weave some meaning and purpose into the fabric of our lives; to illuminate our understanding of where we have come from; to paint word pictures of our future onto which we can project our aspirations.”

“The yearning for strong leadership is more about strength of purpose - clarity of vision - than about merely 'getting tough'.”

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Author:Hugh Mackay

“Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.”

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Author:Jean Cocteau

“Polls are no substitute for leadership because, at its very essence, leadership is about giving people what they don't already have - a sense of vision, inspiration, or even an adequate grasp of a particular subject.”

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Author:Hugh Mackay

“Ordinary people need to lead and not sit there and think that governments are going to spoon-feed them and look after them and look after the country, because they won't.”

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Author:Ian Kiernan

“Whatever influence you have, it's only for a small amount of time. When Sir Frank (Packer) sold the Daily and Sunday Telegraph to Rupert Murdoch in 1972, I lost my position as women's editor. Suddenly the phones stopped ringing. All the people who said they were my friends, I didn't hear from them. I was only in my 20's, and that was a sobering lesson to learn: how fleeting everything is, and how easily it can be taken away from you. So you never take yourself too seriously, you never think you're too important.”

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Author:Ita Buttrose

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