Lao Tzu Quotes

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

I was not a presider; I was a leader.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

Leadership doesn't amount to much unless you have followers.

Leaders must lead.

I'm a leader.

All men are created to lead, but we need somebody to lead us.

The practice of leadership is not the same as the exercise of power.

We were not born to sue, but to command.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

I like control.

If you are in a position to influence someone, you are a leader.

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

The person who manages the state is me.

The fellow that has power is the one who uses it sparingly ... I had more power when I went into office than when I went out.

Leaders get people to do what they otherwise wouldn’t do.

A leader without followers is just a man taking a walk.

The duties of the ruler are like those of the helmsman of a great ship. From his lofty position, he makes slight movements with his hands, and the ship, of itself, follows his desires and moves. This is the way whereby the one may control the ten thousand and by quiescence may regulate activity.

We should understand the source of our authority and something of the keys that control its power.

I think, at heart, I'm a leader.