Proverbs and quotes

Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says “Go!” – a leader says “Let’s go!”
E.M. Kelly

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
John Locke

A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain.
Arabian Proverb

A good manager is a man who isn’t worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him.
Henry S. Burns

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.
Harry Truman

Never mistake motion for action.
Ernest Hemingway

The trick to getting things done is to list things to do in doable order.
Robert Brault

What makes leadership is the ability to get people to do what they don’t want to do and like it.
Harry Truman

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
General George S. Patton

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.
Vance Havner

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
James Baldwin

People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
Lewis Cass

Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.
Brian Tracy

Leaders are not born. They are made. They are made just like anything else […] through hard work. That’s the price we have to pay to achieve that goal.
Vince Lombardi

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Winston Churchill

If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.
Mary Engelbreit

Be grateful for your problems, for they stimulate an “I-can-solve-it” attitude.
Mark Victor Hansen

Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you act.
Dr. George Crane

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.
Jim Rohn

Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.
Author Unknown

All the so-called “secrets of success” will not work unless you do.
Author Unknown

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Edison

People know you for what you’ve done, not for what you plan to do.
Author Unknown

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Albert Schweitzer

A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.
John C. Maxwell

References

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