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Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.
—Jack WelchThe greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
—Ronald ReaganI’ve learnt that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
—Maya AngelouA 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 CarterOne leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.
—Albert CamusA throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
—Napoleon BonaparteIt is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.
—Daniel DefoeWhen the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves’.
—Lao TzuYou need a commitment which is long term and a commitment to leadership because that’s the only way you build excellence.
—Azim PremjiTo handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
—Eleanor RooseveltIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
—John Quincy AdamsDo not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
—Ralph Waldo EmersonLeadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.
—Indra Nooyi
(This story appears in the 06 December, 2019 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)