Anton Chekhov Quotes

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a leader in any sort of political bent.

Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.

The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege.

The first step to leadership is servanthood.

Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church.

Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, 'How can I help?' That's the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done.

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.

Good servants frequently make good masters.

My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition.

I think of Pope Gregory the Great. He wanted the cloister. He wanted to pray and study, and yet he was thrust into this administrative job, and he submitted to that. And in that submission, he became a great leader. You could say that the only person who is safe to lead is the person who is free to submit.

I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.

Too many people in government seem to think they are above regular folks, and I said I would expect humility in the way each member of my team served- that they would recognize that the taxpayer is boss.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

I don't like the idea of 'I've played nine years, I've made some All-Star teams, I make the most money. I've got to be a leader.' That doesn't make you a leader. Treating people the right way is more important.

Good leaders must first become good servants.

Leadership is about being a servant first.

A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, "We did this ourselves.

No one person should be bigger than the office he represents.

He is the best of men who dislikes power.

Taking on a leadership role doesn't mean that you only have to be personally ambitious.

The race to be a leader is crowded, but the field is wide open for those willing to be servants

The great presidents are people who watch out for others.

I believe that to command is to serve and only gives one the right to serve.

Jesus measured greatness in terms of service not status. God determines your greatness by how many people you serve, not how many people serve you.

I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be in the forefront and when there is victory to be celebrated, they should be in the background, allowing their colleagues and the ordinary civilians - the man in the street - to rejoice and to celebrate that victory.