“The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.” -- Eric Hoffer

“The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on.” -- Walter Lippman

“Uncertainty will always be a part of the taking charge process.” -- Harold Geneen

“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” -- Ralph Nader

“Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“What we do for ourselves dies with us.  What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” -- Albert Pine

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others.  It is the only thing.” -- Albert Schweitzer

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” -- Harold Geneen

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” -- Ray Kroc

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” -- Abraham Lincoln