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“I think Americans expect optimism in their leadership. The most popular and effective leaders, whether it was Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan or Jack Kennedy, brought to it a sense of optimism and possibility.”

Thinking Leader Possibility Optimism Bills Clinton Jack Kennedy

Author:David Brooks

“Weak leaders of churches blame people and circumstances. Breakout church leaders accept responsibility and see God's possibilities in even difficult situations.”

People Difficult Church Responsibility Situation Leader Accepting Possibility Circumstances Weak Blame Difficult Situations Church Leaders Weak Leaders

Book:Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap

Source: Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap

“Leaders are people we as followers want to regard with awe as the fullest flowering of our own possibilities.”

People Want Leadership Leader Possibility Regard Awe Followers Flowering

Author:Gail Sheehy

“Where another person sees problems, a leader sees possibilities. ... Leaders must have the courage to follow their vision, to believe in the invisible, to work for something that's still only a possibility, while others often wring their hands in despair.”

Believe Persons Stills Problem Hands Leader Vision Possibility Despair Invisible

Author:Diane Dreher

“The first job of a leader-at work or at home-is to inspire trust. It's to bring out the best in people by entrusting them with meaningful stewardships, and to create an environment in which high-trust interaction inspires creativity and possibility.”

People Firsts Home Jobs Leader Creativity Environment Possibility Inspire Meaningful Interaction Stewardship Inspire Creativity Entrusting

Book:The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything

Source: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything

“Generally speaking, followers will not commit themselves for very long to a leader who is not also a pragmatist. As most of us have discovered, dreams are only powerful when we believe they can come true. Pipe dreams belong in the realm of fantasy; leaders' dreams belong in the realm of possibility.”

Believe Long Dream Leadership Powerful Leader Fantasy Possibility Commit Realms Followers Pipe Pragmatists Realm Of Possibility Pipe Dreams

Book:The Language of leadership

Source: The Language of leadership

“I want world leaders to choose books over bullets...We can afford to give every girl 12 years of free education. It is absolutely in our power, and when we do, we will realize a whole new world of possibility.”

World Want Giving Years Book Whole Girl Realizing Leader Possibility New World Bullets World Leader Every Girl Free Education

Author:Malala Yousafzai

“I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world, he stated during a press conference. It is a pleasure to watch him, and because of the way he plays he is an undisputed leader of the Barcelona team.”

World Way Play Pleasure Leader Watches Morning Player Team Possibility Training Presses Conferences Best Players Barcelona Messi Watch Me Press Conferences Undisputed

Author:Thierry Henry

“As leaders, we're giving out grades in every encounter we have with people. We can choose to give out grades as an expectation to live up to, and then we can reassess them according to performance. Or we can offer grades as a possibility to live into. The second approach is much more powerful.”

People Giving Powerful Leader Possibility Offers Approach Expectations Performances Encounters Grades

Author:Benjamin Zander

“The only possibility in the United States for a humane society would be a revolution with Elvis Presley as leader.”

States Would Be United Leader United States Possibility Revolution Humane Humane Society

Author:Phil Ochs

“Real leaders like Lee Iacocca see vast possibilities and sell their dreams to their companies, their employees, their funding sources, their government and their buying public.”

Real Dream Government Company Leader Possibility Source Sells Buying Employee Business Success Funding Infinite Possibilities Great Leadership

Author:Mark Victor Hansen