Top 1200 Opinion Leaders Quotes & Sayings - Page 2

Good leaders are focused, directive, and inspiring... in other words, purposeful. People want to look up to leaders, not because they think they are better than us, but because good leaders provide us with a sense of purpose that inspires us to do better.

From the same it proceedeth,that men gives different names, to one and the same thing, from the difference of their own passions: As they that approve a private opinion, call it Opinion; but they that mislike it, Haeresie: and yet haeresie signifies no more than private opinion; but has only agreater tincture of choler

As the political leaders of Europe meet to save the euro and European Union, so should religious leaders.

The new leader is one who commits people to action, who converts followers into leaders, and who may convert leaders into agents of change.

Cultivating a thoughtful citizenry is a project for educators, parents, and religious and community leaders as much as tech leaders.

We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.

Leaders express feelings that other leaders sense.

World leaders and, particularly, Muslim religious leaders need to stand up and protect the oppressed.

Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on.

I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.

In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so? Surely because opinion may be deceived; understanding cannot be. If it could, it would not be understanding but opinion. For true understanding has not only certain truth, but the knowledge of truth.

To me, a critic is someone who gets paid for their opinion, and they're entitled to that opinion but I don't really put a lot of stock into their opinion. I'm going to cut the kind of records and the kind of songs that I like, and the kind of things that I enjoy doing. If critics dig it, that's fine, if they don't, that's fine.

Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers. But the political leaders consistently refused to engage in good-faith negotiation.

If somebody asks for my opinion, I tell them my opinion, whether it's what they want to hear or not.

Who is so wise as to have a perfect knowledge of all things? Therefore trust not too much to thine own opinion, but be ready also to hear the opinion of others. Thought thine own opinion be good, yet if for the love of God thou foregoest it, and followest that of another, thou shalt the more profit thereby.

Winning companies win because they have good leaders who nurture the development of other leaders at all levels of the organization.

The true essence of reconciliation is more than making friends with nonindigenous people. Our motto is united Australia, one that respects the land and the heritage of its indigenous peoples and provides justice and equity for all. I think reconciliation is about changing the structures that govern us and trying to influence opinion leaders in whatever way we can.

People say, 'Oh, you don't like China?' No, I love them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders, and we can't sustain ourself with that.

Public opinion is the last refuge of a politician without any opinion.

The world needs leaders of vision instead of leaders on television.

We always want our leaders to be great leaders.

He who has no opinion of his own, but depends upon the opinion and taste of others, is a slave.

Schools like Doon or Lawrence in Sanawar didn't decide to create leaders when they started. Look at their alumni list today, and you have a former prime minister, Olympic gold medallist, army generals, cabinet ministers, and leaders in different spheres. Some kind of training started at the school level itself that helped create leaders.

I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met.

Perhaps the central task of the leader of leaders thus becomes the development of other leaders.

Transformational leaders are important because they make choices that most other leaders would not.

You never know about the art world because it's a matter of opinion. If you look at old art like Rembrandt and Vermeer, it's not completely a matter of opinion. The pictures confront you, and you see exactly what it is. In modern art, a lot of it is suggestive, and it becomes a matter of opinion.

Common is one of the nicest people I've ever met, and to describe him as a vile rapper because he has an opinion... just says a lot about the state of America. You are allowed to have an opinion in the United States - he's never harmed anybody, he just has an opinion about a president that wasn't good for our country.

Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.

Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.

U.S. leaders should think that if they are aiding terrorist plans to eliminate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe.

The biggest obstacle that stalls leaders' growth is the human ego. When leaders start to think they know it all, they stop growing.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

Business leaders should show what our political leaders seem to lack - that is, a common-sense view of the times.

Revolutionary tactics cannot be invented by leaders; they must develop spontaneously-history comes first, leaders' consciousness second.

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.

All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the right people to be fast acting, and fast moving in the marketplace. We've got great leaders, and we continue to attract and promote great new leaders.

We need to elect leaders who have a strong moral compass. Leaders who are honest, straightforward, and tough - with a love of justice and fair play.

It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have dignified work, education, and healthcare.

Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires

In all unbelief there are these two things: a good opinion of one's self, and a bad opinion of God.

Odds are just the people opinion. Respect your own opinion.

Why do leaders fail? Isolation and inability to learn. They are afraid to express doubt, admit vulnerability or seek advice from subordinates. Leaders must actively work to seek feedback and a reality check. They must be open to asking questions and framing issues. As the world becomes more complex and global, the risk of isolation becomes greater. The need for leaders to be open to learning becomes greater. Great leaders will need to ask the right questions and balance inquiry with advocacy.

Good union leaders make excellent public leaders in the legislative and executive branches.

I do believe that leaders have to be held to a higher standard, especially Christian leaders. I put myself in that camp.

Leaders who set out to give are more productive than leaders who seek to get.

The enormous gap between what US leaders do in the world and what Americans think their leaders are doing is one of the great propaganda accomplishments.

Leaders who led their organizations quietly and humbly, were much more effective than flashy, charismatic high profile leaders.

It takes leaders to grow other leaders.

Dads are the leaders in their homes, and our kids need leaders.

We Dutch, we like to have an opinion, a strong opinion. We think we know everything better.

All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.

When leaders claim that God bypasses their followers and speaks directly to them, they greatly diminish all God does through the lives of believers.Leaders who begrudge people the opportunity to seek God themselves and who do not actively teach their people how to hear God's voice have disqualified themselves as spiritual leaders.

I'm happy to always be included in the list of women. I'd like to be in the sections about female leaders and male leaders. Why not?

Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope; the same, without such opinion, despair.

Strong leaders cannot tolerate weak leaders above them.

...the best leaders are servant leaders - they serve those they lead.

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.

While it is almost certainly true that leaders ought to eat last, the evidence on the ever-widening difference between CEO and average employee pay and the enormous severance packages leaders obtain even as front-line workers see their economic well-being eviscerated makes a mockery of the idea that leaders do anything other than take care of themselves.

..leaders should be looked upon as being 'in front', 'sharing' rather than 'showing' the way... it is the followers who save leaders and therefore make them.