Jeremy Corbyn Quotes

Leaders don’t boss. Not if they’re any good. They persuade. America needs a whole lot more persuading and a lot less bossing.

I want to prove that you can get things done without having everyone dislike you – ie acting like a politician.

I am not a dictator; I am a communicator.

Just because you're the coach, you don't automatically have the authority. You have to work the people. You have to gain the trust of the people.

When you say 'I want to be an inspiring leader,' the operative phrase is 'I want.' This is inherently me-centered and self serving whether or not you recognise it. What you are really saying is 'I want to get people to do what I would like them to.' Perhaps they don't want to do that. So you have to somehow get them there.

Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.

If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead.

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

When you're leading, don't talk.

But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can be swayed or talked in or out of certain things. Eddie allows other people to lead in this band and to have certain roles that are very fundamental to the decision-making process.

If you listen, you'll learn. If you talk over each other, you don't accomplish anything.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss.... The leader works in the open, and the boss is covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives

I don't twist arms. I shake hands.

Leadership and partnership go together.

Leadership requires a blend of strategy, persuasion, inspiration and motivation. It is based on respect more than fear.

In peace, as there is more time to spare, the leaders are expected to persuade the rank and file, instead of commanding them.

if we stop talking at one another, and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.

Leadership involves persuasion, and conciliation, and education and patience. It's long, slow, tough work. That is the only kind of leadership I know or will believe in, or will practice.

Power works best when it is indirect - never coercing people; instead, getting them to voluntarily align with your interests.

The best way to promote and protect opportunity is through collaboration, consensus-building, and pragmatic problem-solving. Throughout nearly 30 years in public service, I have approached tough challenges by making room for as many people as possible around the table in search of common ground.

As president, I was more successful; I had more opportunity than as prime minister. Why? I didn't have the power to give orders, to command, but I had the opportunity to call people to volunteer. In my period of presidency, I never heard the word 'no.'

Whether you lead a nation, an enterprise, a community, or a family, we are all in the communication business.

Part of being a successful leader is listening and looking for opportunities to bring people together.