"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way." - John C. Maxwell "A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him; worst when they despise him." - Lao Tzu, 630 BC "Leadership is character and competence. If you can only have one, opt for character." - H. Norman Schwarzkopf "Leadership is about character... Managers are people who do things right and leaders are people who do the right thing." - Warren Bennis "Leadership is not rank, privileges, titles, or money. It is responsibility." - Peter Drucker "When the best leader's work is done, the people say, 'We did it ourselves'." - Lao Tzu (500s BC) "Leadership includes two components: competence and character. Ninety-nine percent of the failure in leadership is because of a failure in character rather than competence." - Norman Schwarzkopf "You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership." - Dwight D. Eisenhower "To lead the people, walk behind them." - Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism "You young lieutenants have to realize that your platoon is like a piece of spaghetti. You can't push it. You've got to get out front and lead it." - General George Patton "Either lead, follow or get out of the way." - Raymond G Viault "In a country that is ruled well, it is a shame to be poor, but in a country that is lead poorly, it is a shame to be wealthy." - Confucius "The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve the leader, but the number of people served by the leader." - John Maxwell