Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has.

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.

Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.

Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.

As we look ahead into the next century leaders will be those who empower others.