25 Top Leadership and Presidential Quotes

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Assortment of Leadership and Presidential quotes from Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, FDR, JFK, Thomas Jefferson, Harry Truman and much more.

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~ John Quincy Adam
“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” ~ Harry S. Truman
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” ~ Henry Ford
“I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing it until the end. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
“Everyone has the heart of a champion on game day. It’s the heart you have during the weeks, months, and years of preparation that actually makes a difference.” ~ John M. Raymond.
“Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.” ~ Gerald R. Ford
“If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.” ~ Winston Churchill
“Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly …” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
“I wouldn’t ask anyone to do anything I wouldn’t do myself.” ~ Indra Nooyi
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles have strengthened me…You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” ~ Walt Disney
“If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” ~ John F. Kennedy
“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.” ~ Ray Kroc

“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.” ~ John Maxwell
“The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” ~ George Washington
“The time is always right to do what is right.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
“Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want … The fourth is freedom from fear.” ~ Franklin D Roosevelt
“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” ~ Wayne Gretzky
“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
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ~ Harry S. Truman

“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” ~ George S. Patton Jr.
“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” ~ John F. Kennedy