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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”

“The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.”

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Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.”

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Book:The Coup: A Novel

Source: The Coup: A Novel

“The man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself; and he wants others to be themselves, also.”

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Author:Elbert Hubbard

“No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place.”

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Author:Philip Danforth Armour

“Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.”

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Book:All Men Are Brothers

Source: All Men Are Brothers

“The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.”

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Author:B. C. Forbes

“Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party”

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Book:The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill

Source: The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill

“Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.”

Source: Why Men Fight

“Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand.”

Source: Creating Wealth: Retire in Ten Years Using Allen's Seven Principles of Wealth

“A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.”

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Book:Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships

Source: Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships

“The man who is worthy of being a leader of men will never complain about the stupidity of his helpers, the ingratitude of mankind nor the inappreciation of the public. These are all a part of the great game of life. To meet them and overcome them and not to go down before them in disgust, discouragement or defeat-that is the final proof of power”

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Author:William J. H. Boetcker

“It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.”

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Book:Seeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Century

Source: Seeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Century

“Leadership is not just one quality, but rather a blend of many qualities; and while no one individual possesses all of the needed talents that go into leadership, each man can develop a combination to make him a leader.”

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Author:Vince Lombardi

“The Western societies which espouse free market capitalism survive by the pursuit of greed and, in their own way, like Communism, throw into leadership men and women (mostly men) who know how to gain, exert and manipulate power.”

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Author:Davis McCaughey

“... what we should be looking for is fresh ideas of how we make moral decisions about our dealings with one another, economic, social, cultural. Economic determinism is an objectionable creed where men and women espouse it in its communist or capitalist form because it treats human beings as economic units and not as responsible persons.”