50 Quotes on Leadership Every Entrepreneur Should Follow

Every entrepreneur knows that the success of their business ultimately rests on their shoulders. Yes, the product you build and the team you hire are important, but your ability to lead is what carries your company.
With that kind of pressure, it’s easy to feel stressed, lonely and overwhelmed at times. Every great leader has faced a challenge that defined their greatness, which is why we often turn to their advice when needed.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, or team leader, here are 50 inspirational quotes on leadership for when you need a little pep talk.
A leader takes people where they want to go
"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be." – Rosalynn Carter
A leader is best

It's hard to lead

Great leaders are almost always

The first responsibility of a leader is to

If your actions inspire
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." – John Quincy Adams
A leader is

A leader...is like a shepherd

He who has never learned

Leadership is the art
"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
As we look ahead

"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." – Bill Gates
A good leader is a person who takes a little more

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit." - John Maxwell
Become the kind of leader that people would follow
“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.” - Brian Tracy
The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears

"The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic." – George Orwell
I start each day by telling myself

Earn

Before you are a leader

"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others." – Jack Welch
Leadership is lifting a person’s vision

“Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.” - Peter Drucker
My job is not to be easy on people

"My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better." - Steve Jobs
The led must not be compelled

"The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader." – Albert Einstein
Great leaders find ways
“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.” - Steven J. Stowell
To have long-term success

If you think you are leading

The challenge of leadership is to be strong

A man who wants to lead
To do great things is difficul

It is absolutely necessary...

Leaders aren’t born, they are made

A cowardly leader

“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.” - Stephen King
A man always has two reasons

Not the cry, but the flight

The ultimate measure of a man

No man will make a great leader

Average leaders raise the bar on themselves

Those who try to lead
Outstanding leaders go out of their way

Example is not the main thing

If your actions create a legacy

It is absurd

The history of the world
A ruler should be slow

You don’t have to

Rely on your own strength of body and soul

“Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty, and industry. Don't take too much advice — keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.” - Noah Porter
Don't blow off another's candle

"Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter." Jaachynma N.E. Agu
I cannot give you the formula for success

He who has learned
If one is lucky

The best executive is the one who

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” - Theodore Roosevelt
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