Direction Quotes

No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.

For the most part our leaders are merely following out in front; they do but marshal us the way that we are going.

You can’t hit a target if you don’t know what it is.

If you want your life to have impact, focus it! Stop dabbling. Stop trying to do it all. Do less. Prune away even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without a purpose, but what's the point?

He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk.

It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Freedom is a great horse to ride, but you have to know your destination.

I must follow them. I am their leader.

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Where focus goes, energy flows. And where energy flows, whatever you're focusing on grows. In other words, your life is controlled by what you focus on. That's why you need to focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear. When you next find yourself in a state of uncertainty, resist your fear. Shift your focus toward where you want to go and your actions will take you in that direction.

Where focus goes, energy flows.

Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

Leadership is influence.

The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.

A tree falls the way it leans.

If the director has clarity of thought and vision, you are bound to just go ahead and do what he wants to do. I respect that.

You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.