Larry L. King Quotes

A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence.

LeBron carries a certain weight. You feel him all the time. On the court, off the court, in the organization. I don't say 'weight' in a bad way, but his presence is always felt. He is striving for greatness at all times. Because he's such a magnetic personality and such an incredible basketball player, people follow him.

For me, leadership is making a difference. It's using your agency to bring about change.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

Leadership is of the spirit, compounded of personality and vision

Leaders get people to do what they otherwise wouldn’t do.

Was Effenberg a leader because he projected presence or because he had a presence? There is a difference.

We all have the power to be influencers.

Being charismatic doesn't make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.

By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great and who as a result earns the power to influence others.

It always impresses me when a person of small stature has command.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

If you are in a position to influence someone, you are a leader.

Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that we know who are very successful in business, in politics and religion. What are they? They tell purposeful stories. They move people to action by aiming at the heart.

When you're leading, don't talk.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.

I feel privileged that people are looking up to me, and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence.

If I said it once, I'll say it again: 'We have the power to change everything.'

I think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I'm not talking about acting or anything like that, I'm talking about people I admire, whether it's a writer or a musician or a sports figure or a politician, whatever.

Managers will tell people what to do, whereas leaders will inspire them to do it, and there are a few things that go into the ability to inspire.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.