"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