James C. Collins Quotes

I am unknown because I've avoided the limelight so that I could serve. In the case of Donald Trump, he has avoided service so that he could seek the limelight.

Anyone driving great social change, willingly or not, is going to be a fascinating contradictory mix of idealism and ego.

Power in itself has never attracted me, nor has position been my goal.

A really great man has always an idea of something greater than himself.

I want to reach something with a team and go to the highest level.

You want to make an impact and show what you're about.

I think every leader must possess vision, and they absolutely have to have a heart of service.

I never really sought out the captaincy at any stage in my career. Now that it has been handed to me, I would obviously like to do it justice and keep performing well. The day I stop performing will be the day I happily relinquish the role.

Anytime I come to any organization, I have my sights on the belt.

My aim has always been to be at the top.

I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm just here with the Panthers, trying to help them win.

What's the point of being the best in the world if you scratch and claw your way to the top, and you push everybody down instead of lifting everybody else up with you?

I don't like to talk about myself. I don't want to talk about what I do, what I think I do. The position I play on the pitch, I am expected - and I expect - to create chances for my team-mates and score goals.

Maybe I am an inspiration for some players. Some young players. But I don't like to speak about myself.

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

Coaching Netherlands remains one of my ambitions.

I want to be the best leader.

You can get a lot done when you don't care about credit. My name was not on Medicaid expansion, but it never would have happened without the work that I did. The best leaders are the ones that want results, not credit.

Team is all about vision, goal and ambition... It's about wanting to be the best you can be as a group.

Sushma Swaraj has no personal ambition. I take things in my stride.

Timothy's great value was that he was always willing to go anywhere; and in his hands a message was as safe as if Paul had delivered it himself. Others might be consumed with selfish ambition; but Timothy's one desire was to serve Paul and Jesus Christ. He is the patron saint of all those who are quite content with the second place, so long as they can serve.

Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.

An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you.

All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year. Those who forget WHY they were founded show up to the race every day to outdo someone else instead of to outdo themselves. The pursuit, for those who lose sight of WHY they are running the race, is for the medal or to beat someone else.

The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.