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“The important word there is inspire. The key difference between managers and leaders is that managers tell people what to do, while leaders inspire them to do it. Inspiration comes from three things: clarity of one's vision, courage of their conviction and the ability to effectively communicate both of those things.”

“A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.”

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Author:Charles de Gaulle

“In getting good results team leaders become conductor rather than driver, enabling others to play the right music, not by hands-on domination of all decisions and execution, but by providing inspiration, motivation and stimulus.”

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Author:Robert Heller

“It is a shortsighted priesthood leader who doesn't see the value in calling upon the sisters to share the understanding and inspiration they possess.”

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Author:M. Russell Ballard

“Let your Neshuma (soul) be the real inspiration. You have a soul, you have a spirit, don't lock it in a box and forget it... Let's make this a better world... We dare not assume that the next century will have less hatred or murders than the past centuries. How can we? Are the weapons of tomorrow less harmful? Are the leaders more dependable? Are our peace treaties more durable? Are our ethics more honorable? Time is running out... We must hurry.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

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Author:Steve Jobs

“The stories leaders and others tell, few of which are true, are a lousy foundation on which to base any sort of science, and we know how to accomplish behavioral change and the importance of priming, informational saliency, and social networks. Producing inspiration and other good feelings doesn't last very long.”

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Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer

“Even though the numbers are down with respect to favorability ratings, at every embassy and consular office tomorrow morning that we have, people will be lined up, and they'll all say the same thing, "We want to go to America." So we're still the leader of the world that wants to be free. We are still the inspiration of the rest of the world. And we can come back.”

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Author:Colin Powell

“I'm like our fearless leader [Jesus]. Where do I get my inspiration? I don't know. I just make fun of everything.”

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Author:Daniel Tosh

“Personally I get so much of my inspiration from women in other countries, so I don't feel like American women are the leaders and I don't agree with the notion that Americans can accomplish more or do more. But I do think that what we can uniquely do here in America is mobilize and galvanize a lot of these ideas and resources. It's a war of ideas. We, Islamic women, are very well supported in this country by institutions, academic and nonprofit, that are already in the field endorsing women's rights and tolerance. The women in other communities have been the pioneers in this work.”

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Author:Asra Nomani

“We are living in times of great uncertainty. Likely no more so than in previous times but the sense of ambiguity may be more pervasive in light of the financial crash from which we have yet to recover. That means leaders need to step up their game. They need to more specifically in providing direction and in delivering inspiration.”

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Author:John Baldoni

“There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life.”

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Book:Ordination addresses and counsels to clergy

Source: Ordination addresses and counsels to clergy

“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”

Source: Chronicles of the Cross Collection

“A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.”

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”