“Stupidity is a factor to be reckoned with in human affairs. The true leader always expects to encounter it, and prepares to endure it patiently so long as it is normal stupidity. He knows that his ideas will be distorted, his orders carelessly executed; and that there will be jealousy among his assistants. He takes these inevitable phenomena into account, and instead of attempting to find men without faults, who are non-existent, he tries to make use of the best men at his disposal - as they are, and not as they ought to be.” KnowsMenTryingHumansLongIdeasUseOrderLeaderOughtNormalAccountsFaultsEndureAffairStupidityFactorsInevitableEncountersAttemptingFind MeAssistantsTrue Leader Author:Andre Maurois
“The great difference between the real leader and the pretender is that the one sees into the future, while the other regards only the present; the one lives by the day, and acts upon expediency; the other acts on enduring principles and for the immortality.” RealLeadershipDifferencesLeaderPrinciplesRegardEndureImmortalityLive ByExpediencyPretender Author:Edmund Burke
“Celebrity chefs are the leaders in the field of food, and we are the led. Why should the leaders of chemical businesses be held responsible for polluting the marine environment with a few grams of effluent, which is sublethal to marine species, while celebrity chefs are turning out endangered fish at several dozen tables a night without enduring a syllable of criticism?” ShouldNightLeaderEnvironmentSeaFieldsRiversCriticismResponsibleTablesSpeciesEndureFishesBoatLakesFishingChemicalsDozenChefMarineSyllablesEndangered Species Book:The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and what We Eat Source: The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and what We Eat
“If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.” IfsMenHelpingJesusChristLeaderAll ThingsEndureNobleAbandonTrue Friend Author:Teresa of Avila
“Throughout his many years, he enriched the lives of countless others and served as a model of generosity and discipline to those he met, fostering an atmosphere of compassion, harmony, and unity. Sri Chinmoy was a leader, humanitarian, artist, athlete, and public servant who will be sorely missed. His legacy of kindness, reflection, and resolve will endure for many years to come.” YearsArtistCompassionLeaderKindnessDisciplineMetsModelsReflectionHarmonyUnityEndureAthleteHumanitarianGenerosityLegacyAtmosphereServantResolvePublic ServantsFostering Author:William J. Clinton