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“The price of greatness is responsibility.” – Winston Churchill

“The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.” – Walter Lipmann

“Good leaders must first become good servants.” – Robert Greenleaf

“Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.” – Edwin H. Friedman

“It’s hard to lead cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.” – Adlai Stevenson

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

“To my mind, you cannot speak about the need for leadership within our communities without being prepared to take on responsibility yourself.  It’s not enough to point the finger at those who have let us down and to expect others to come forward and fix our problems,  Nor can anyone afford to call themselves a […]

“I’m not a banner.  I am an encourager and a persuader and an advocate.” – John Howard

“Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions… whether in the corporate or social sectors… to advance their own interests.” – Jim Collins

“You have two primary choices in life:  to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” – Denis Waitley