Leadership & Management: Servant Leadership Quotes

"I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat"

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Politician

"I usually write about ordinary people and ordinary things, but Paul Farmer is the least ordinary person I've ever met... He's the leader of a small group of people who hope to cure a sick world, and I hope my book can help in some small way"

Tracy Kidder, Author

"The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?"

Max de Pree, Businessman

"The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor"

Thomas Menino, Politician

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant"

Max de Pree, Businessman

"Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on"

Isaiah Thomas, Athlete

"David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since after all, it's the actors playing the character"

William Devane, Actor

"A manager is an assistant to his men"

Thomas J. Watson, Scientist

"One of the best lessons I learned early is that not everything in life is about you. It is about service. If you want trips and excessive gifts, then don't get into public service"

Sean Hannity, Writer

"I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being"

Gabriel Byrne, Actor

"Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey"

Charles Edison, Businessman

"I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now"

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Statesman

"The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things"

John Boehner, Politician

"Over the next four years, I will continue to listen to different views and accept different suggestions"

Chen Shui-bian, Statesman

"I know nothing about producing TV drama and any involvement on my part is liable to prove an obstacle to the producers, so I prefer to be a cheerleader and let them get on with it"

Bernard Cornwell, Novelist

"We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings"

Kjell Magne Bondevik, Statesman

"And as far as possible for sickness or fatigue, constrain yourself to eat in the hall before your people, for this shall bring great benefit and honour to you"

Robert Grosseteste, Statesman

"Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help"

Betty Ford, First Lady

"I see it as one of my jobs to make sure that, it sounds ridiculous, but to make sure the folks are eating, make sure folks are getting enough fluids, make sure folks are, you know, comfortable in the orbiter"

Duane G. Carey, Astronaut

"The Kazakhs have a noble notion of "amanat" - the covenant. The trust of the people is the amanat entrusted to me. And to fulfill it is my sacred duty"

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President

"I believe in public service because I believe in people"

Amy Klobuchar, Congressman

"In order to make a difference, we must be involved in the lives of people. We must be present with them, walk with them, and journey with them"

Cecil Williams, Author

"I think women who lead are women who want to serve. And you can't serve without knowing what you're serving"

Jada Pinkett Smith, Actress

"We are committed to ensuring the welfare and interests of our people"

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politician

"If your support the community, they will support you"

Jerry Greenfield, Businessman

"Too many people in government seem to think they are above regular folks, and I said I would expect humility in the way each member of my team served, that they would recognize that the taxpayer is boss"

Mark Sanford, Politician

"As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well, of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada, to the utmost of my abilities"

Romeo LeBlanc, Politician

"I see my job as being to facilitate the life of clinical researchers so that they can be more productive, and trying to keep the bureaucracy from getting in their way"

Alastair Wood, Writer

"My whole life was service to people and the Fatherland"

Wilhelm Frick, Celebrity

"With Sumthin Else Music Works, I wanted to spread the love and give newcomers a chance to make it because something that really helped me were all the people who had given me an opportunity when I was putting my career together"

Nile Rodgers, Musician

"However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate"

Claudio Hummes

"I've found that when you roll up your sleeves and join people in their daily work, they tend to open up quite a bit and let you know what they really think about the issues facing our country and what kind of job they think the government is doing"

Bob Beauprez, Politician

"I was also lucky to play for an owner, Bud Selig, who truly cared about his players. He'd call me into his office once in a while when he knew things weren't going so well. And it's funny. Every time I left there I always felt like something good was about to happen"

Robin Yount, Athlete

"If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it"

Christopher Gadsden, Soldier

"I have no great urge to be minister of this or minister of that, but instead would feel incredible blessed to have the opportunity to be a champion for a constituency and fight for their cause"

Adam Rickitt, Actor

"I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions"

Muqtada al Sadr, Clergyman

"Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime"

Bob Ehrlich, Politician

"It is not serving, but servility, that is menial"

Hortense Odlum, Businesswoman

"It was a question of helping a man prepare in the way that suits him best. The theory is if you give a man responsibility for his own actions, then it is up to him to accept that responsibility"

David Gower, Athlete

"Among our own people, also, the church sorely needs clergy in close touch with the ordinary life of the laity, living the life of ordinary men, sharing their difficulties and understanding their trials by close personal experience"

Roland Allen, Clergyman

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