You don’t need a title to be a leader.
We march to victory or we march to defeat. But we go forward. Only forward.
If I didn’t take people where they hired me to take them I wouldn’t expect them to get back on my bus. We expect leaders to take us where we want to go. The problem, it seems to me, begins when they don’t. When things do not improve and yet these leaders keep expecting us to get on their bus. I think this is when leaders become something else. Politicians.
I am aware that I am surrounded by people who feel that they could do the job better, strong people with powerful characters, but for better or worse, the crown has landed on my head.
When people look up to you, you don’t get to be selfish. You say run, they run. You say swim, they dive in. You say light a fire, they show up with oil. But whatever happens, it’s on you.[to Vi]
People have to be angry at someone. But as leader, one cannot simply react to everything.
Any man who must say, “I am the king” is no true king. I’ll make sure you understand that when I’ve won your war for you.
When soldiers lack discipline, the fault lies with their commander.
True leadership is not running away from those who disagree with you, but embracing them.
Show too much kindness, people won’t fear you. If they don’t fear you, they don’t follow you.
If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
Great leaders are created in the most unexpected of places. Some are born to follow, and some are born to lead.
