Paulo Coelho Quotes

There is no good leader. First of all, if you think you are a leader, you are just messed up in your head. People should think you are a leader. If you think you are a big success, again, you are messed up. Other people should think you are a success.

When I am not king, then THE Kingdom has its best chance of breaking through.

Rule with the heart of a servant. Serve with the heart of a king.

We kings do develop a certain ability to recognize objects under our noses.

In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.

The enemies cannot destroy the king who has at his service the respect and friendship of the wise men who can find fault, disagree, and correct him.

I don't see myself as a leader, I just feel that everything I say, people are listening and people are doing.

Queens perhaps perform better in the role of monarch because they never take their position for granted. Many kings have failed because they believed that the public would love them whatever they did. Queens knew better.

I don't want to be one of those bosses... taking credit for phenomena that are out of my control.

I had worked hard my entire career to establish myself as a leader. But I wasn't a leader until I was perceived as one.

God's visit to earth took place in an animal shelter with no attendants present and nowhere to lay the newborn king but a feed trough. ... For just an instant the sky grew luminous with angels, yet who saw the spectacle? Illiterate hirelings who watched the flocks of others, "nobodies" who failed to leave their names.

Though I may not be a king in my future life, so much the better: I shall nevertheless live an active life and, on top of it, earn less ingratitude.

And any man who must say 'I am king' is no true king at all.

If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.

It's hard being the king, but somebody's got to do it.

Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.

Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.

When Darius offered him ten thousand talents, and to divide Asia equally with him, "I would accept it," said Parmenio, "were I Alexander." "And so truly would I," said Alexander, "if I were Parmenio." But he answered Darius that the earth could not bear two suns, nor Asia two kings.

Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.

As he did so, a wind rose up around him, around the man who had been called lord, Dragon Reborn, king, killer, lover and friend.

But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

I had rather be in my grave than in my present situation, I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world; and yet they charge me with wanting to be a king.

When a natural king becomes a titular king, every body is pleased and satisfied.

The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed to hear the one voice that tells him his is not.