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My great concern for you in life is not that you will fail, but that you will succeed in doing the wrong things.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

My headmaster chastised me with a diabolical instrument a leather strap tacked to a piece of wood but he taught me with such villainous success that I am now Prime Minister.

My job is to teach them to believe they could perform better than they realize. Great coaches teach athletes to go beyond the barriers.

My kids think you are always supposed to be in a small group and lead one.

My leadership began to take flight when I allowed myself to press people to change-whether they thanked me or cursed me.

My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity.

My mom knows what it's like to keep a dirt floor clean.

My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership.

My only prayer for my time with you is, "God I just want these men and women to long for you.

My own heart has to be under constant check by Jesus.

My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.

My power vanishes into thin air the instant that my fellow citizens, who are straight and honest, cease to believe that I represent them and fight for what is straight and honest. That is all the strength that I have.

My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.

Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.

Nature never rhymes her children, nor makes two men alike. When we see a great man, we fancy a resemblance to some historical person, and predict the sequel of his character and fortune, a result which he is sure to disappoint. None will ever solve the problem of his character according to our prejudice, but only in his high unprecedented way.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Never ask anyone to do what you haven't done before and wouldn't do again. That's a pretty fundamental rule in leadership... treat them like you treat yourself. Things you don't like, they don't like.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.

Never hire or promote in your own image. It is foolish to replicate your strength and idiotic to replicate your weakness. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

Never lower your standards just to fill a position. You will pay for it later.

Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Never tell 'em how many lettermen you've got coming back. Tell 'em how many you lost.

No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one.

Next to doing a good job yourself, the greatest joy is having someone else do a first class job under your direction.

Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

No athletic director holds office longer than two losing football coaches.

Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.

NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi.

No amount of training in leadership skills, courses in management methods, power titles, promotions, or associations can substitute for the right attitudes.

Nobody ever launched an attack without having misgivings beforehand, You ought to have misgivings before; but when the moment of action is come, the hour of misgivings is passed. It is often not possible to go backward from a course which has been adopted in war. A man must answer "Aye" or "No" to the great questions which are put, and by that decision he must be bound.

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

No easy problems ever come to the President of the United States. If they are easy to solve, someone else has solved them.

No executive has ever suffered because his subordinates were strong and effective.

No leader can possibly have all the answers . . . .The actual solutions about how best to meet the challenges of the moment have to be made by the people closest to the action. . . .The leader has to find the way to empower those frontline people, to challenge them, to provide them with the resources they need, and then to hold them accountable. As they struggle with . . . this challenge, the leader becomes their coach, teacher, and facilitator. Change how you define leadership, and you change how you run a company.

No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all.

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

No company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance.

No matter what business you're in, everyone in the organisation needs to know why

Non-profits find the very best Who and put them on their Boards because they don't want to pay them.

No matter who you are, you have the nature and capacity for leadership.