Perseverance Leadership Quotes

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours. ~ Orison Swett Marden

They accepted my donation, so they're aware they'd better serve my interests or I'll buy some leadership that will. ~ Tom Robbins

Pessimism is a losing strategy. Leadership demands both confidence and optimism in abundance. ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Influence is getting others to do what you want them to do because they want to do it - a take on Eisenhower's famous leadership statement ~ Phil Harding

A sword by itself is not evil. A sword can be used to slay an enemy, or release a suffering friend into the darkness. A sword can cut ropes that bind the helpless. A raised sword can be a threat or it can be a symbol of leadership ... A weapon, my children, is good or evil depending on the intention of whoever holds it. ~ Jonathan Maberry

Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character. ~ Norman Schwarzkopf

Digital leadership must be extremely visionary, mindful, creative, empathetic, generous, conscious, passionate, and humble. ~ Pearl Zhu

You see, in times of trouble, even gods can lose faith. They start putting their trust in the wrong things. They stop looking at the big picture and start being selfish. But [. . .] I'm used to perseverance. You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind. ~ Rick Riordan

When success is internalized, no situation, no matter how bad, can convince you that you will not be able to attain your goal. You become adamant and refuse to give up. ~ Archibald Marwizi

We first became conscious of the plane publicly on a Monday. I thought then by the weekend it would be done. But then the Chinese military, the defense minister made a statement saying that if there was no apology from the United States, the Chinese military and the Chinese people would never understand. No reference to the government or the Communist Party, and that obviously presented an internal problem to the Chinese leadership, which was travelling at that moment. ~ Henry A. Kissinger

Be the leader, not the boss. ~ Debasish Mridha

Superior execution is vital to sustaining the success initiated by an innovative service concept. An innovator's service quality is usually more difficult to imitate than its service concept. This is because quality service comes from inspired leadership throughout an organization, a customer-minded corporate culture, excellent service-system design, the effective use of information and technology, and other factors that develop slowly in a company, if at all. ~ Leonard L. Berry

Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. ~ Jesse Jackson

Fostering the leadership necessary for transformational outcomes in education is hard work, and in countries around the world, there is a constant search for easier solutions. ~ Wendy Kopp

He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader. ~ Aristotle.

The author says one of the sources of resilience is the ability to measure and perceive early warning signs so as to adapt. ~ Andrew Zolli

Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have. ~ Andy Stanley

The call to leadership excellence means you must now be awake to the reality that you are no longer your own, you are a blessing to society. In business, this will also mean value given to shareholders, customers, employees as well as society. This will take you, your family and your corporate base to appreciate that your leadership role and influence demands that they share you with other causes and stakeholders. As an effective person, you must be able to balance the demands on you and create the additional time that leadership at a higher level requires. ~ Archibald Marwizi

LEGACY plays an important role in defining a good leader at any age. ~ Farshad Asl

The trusted quality and power of the believed sponsor of your words will have a big impact on the power released in and through your words. You should have sufficient sponsorship to counter the kind of words you do not want to influence your life, thoughts and mission. Contrary words and convincing voices will encounter you on the route to your destiny and they need to be countered with strong conviction and authority. ~ Archibald Marwizi

The Internet is disrupting every media industry ... people can complain about that, but complaining is not a strategy. And Amazon is not happening to book selling, the future is happening to book selling. ~ Jeff Bezos

Anyone with a purpose is a leader. If that purpose is broad enough such that it not only serves you but also many, and if you believe your purpose is achievable and if you can inspire many that it can be achieved together, then many will believe what you believe. That's leadership! ~ SANDEEP

I am that woman...
A woman with compassion and empathy
An alluring woman whose beauty emanates from the inside
A woman of courage and perseverance
A woman gifted with many talents
A woman who has so much to give and know where she is going
A woman who is everything but lost without you. ~ Julie Cox

No more can the reader hope to learn virtue merely by reading this book - unless, of course, it is so boring as to demand perseverance! ~ Dalai Lama XIV

A leader cannot avoid being hated. This hatred is directly proportional to his influence and power. A person who does not wish to be hated should avoid leadership roles. ~ Awdhesh Singh

The public will not forgive us if their wish to leave is subject to a bitter and a divisive Conservative Party leadership race between Remain and Leave camps. ~ Priti Patel

More and more I come to loathe any dominion of one over another; any leadership, any imposition of the will. ~ Virginia Woolf

I always say African American history is the quintessential American story. It's about perseverance and resilience - something everyone can relate to. ~ Philip Freelon

In my opinion, the state of mind of a community is always directly due to the influence of the man at the top. ~ Agatha Christie

Today and every day, live and lead the memory you want to leave behind. ~ Jon Mertz

Failure is success in abeyance; but only for those who persevere. ~ Ashok Kallarakkal

An Effective Leader Seeks To Understand And Address The Needs Of His Team Before Seeking The Fulfillment Of His Own Needs". ~ Venugopal Acharya

A successful person is just a novice who started and kept on going. ~ Maddy Malhotra

In the short term, there is scant room for dreaming, for one must choose between being taken seriously and being visionary. In the long term, however, leadership cannot afford to overlook the wisdom of dreams, even the wisdom of playful dreaming. Vision that bounds higher than the barriers that confine us often spring from earnest playfulness. ~ John Carver

Most people overestimate others' talents and underestimate their own. ~ Orrin Woodward

No company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it. ~ Jack Welch

Knowing others is wisdom;
Knowing the self is enlightenment.
Mastering others requires force;
Mastering the self requires strength;
He who knows he has enough is rich.
Perseverance is a sign of will power. ~ Lao-Tzu

The beginning of a nations self defeat is when it denigrates the powerful capabilities of its own people. ~ Wayne Chirisa

Openness fundamentally affects a lot of the core institutions in society - the media, the economy, how people relate to the government and just their leadership. ~ Mark Zuckerberg

You have to choose to manifest your leadership nature. ~ Myles Munroe

In a battle between two ideas, the best one doesn't necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the most fearless heretic behind it. ~ Seth Godin

Most churches do not grow beyond the spiritual health of their leadership. Many churches have a pastor who is trying to lead people to a Savior he has yet to personally encounter. If spiritual gifting is no proof of authentic faith, then certainly a job title isn't either.

You must have a clear sense of calling before you enter ministry. Being a called man is a lonely job, and many times you feel like God has abandoned you in your ministry. Ministry is more than hard. Ministry is impossible. And unless we have a fire inside our bones compelling us, we simply will not survive. Pastoral ministry is a calling, not a career. It is not a job you pursue.

If you don't think demons are real, try planting a church! You won't get very far in advancing God's kingdom without feeling resistance from the enemy.

If I fail to spend two hours in prayer each morning, the devil gets the victory through the day. Once a month I get away for the day, once a quarter I try to get out for two days, and once a year I try to get away for a week. The purpose of these times is rest, relaxation, and solitude with God.

A pastor must always be fearless before his critics and fearful before his God. Let us tremble at the thought of neglecting the sheep. Remember that when Christ judges us, he will judge us with a special degree of strictness.

The only way you will endure in ministry is if you determine to do so through the prevailing power of the Holy Sp ~ Darrin Patrick

Demonstrating integrity is indispensable for leaders. ~ Scott K. Edinger

Never give up. You must persist! ~ Lailah Gifty Akita