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“Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.”

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Author:John W. Gardner

“When I see things, I speak my mind. But I'm a quiet leader, if anything.”

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Author:Chris Copeland

“The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.”

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Author:James C. Collins

“It is the attitude of some leaders of God's people; they continually scold others, hurl reproaches at them, tell them to be quiet. ... 'Madam, take your crying child out of the church as I am preaching.' As if the cries of a child were not a sublime homily.”

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Book:With the Smell of the Sheep: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests, Bishops, and Other Shephards

Source: With the Smell of the Sheep: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests, Bishops, and Other Shephards

“I'm kind of a quiet leader, and I just try to lead by example. But then sometimes you have to say something.”

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Author:Chamique Holdsclaw

“Gone are the days when African leaders used to misrule their people and the rest of Africa was quiet under the guise of what was called non-interference.”

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Author:Raila Odinga

“I would say George Mitchell was like Clark Kent sometimes with his horn rimmed glasses and his very quiet manner. People say, well, he's just a quiet leader, but then he emerges as super hero and begins to move this legislation. He led by example.”

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Author:Barbara Mikulski

“Throughout American history, the political leaders have always exhorted the American people to be nice and quiet and leave things to them. But when very serious evils confronted the American people, they had to go beyond the Congressmen and Senators, and they had to commit civil disobedience and they had even to break the law.”

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Author:Howard Zinn