Bill Bradley Quotes

Humility is what makes teams great. I've preached it for a long period of time.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

I know that if I concentrate on making other people shine, I will shine. It is really about the other person, never about you.

I'm the type of person that, when it's my time in the spotlight, I'll do my duty in the spotlight. When it's not, and it's another person's time, I'll go away.

I don't have an overabundance of cocky attitude, because I'm collaborative.

I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, 'Where am I needed most?'

I'm not here to try and replace anyone or compete with anyone.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

We have to be leaders and sacrifice our own egos and be humble and go in and figure out what their values are, and then speak to those values.

If you aren't humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But true empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you.

Make sure you look after people around you and it holds you in good stead going forward in terms of leadership. Look at all the best leaders and they have those qualities.

Working together on solving something requires a high level of humility and a high level of self-awareness.

My mother and father just taught me the basics: to be really kind, to really listen to people. I have never been one to put on airs and graces.

My main focus was to be a great teammate. That's all I hoped to accomplish. I don't really care about legacies.

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person.

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.

I'm not one to speak about myself. I like to speak about the people around me.

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.

Among us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn't mean we have to wash each other's feet every day, but we must help one another.

I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in ming that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow.

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.

If you want to build an open source project, you can't let your ego stand in the way. You can't rewrite everybody's patches, you can't second-guess everybody, and you have to give people equal control.

You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.