Humility In Leadership Quotes

Vision and persistence will take you to the top of the leadership mountain, but only humility will keep you there. — Orrin Woodward

David would wear no purple cloth, no symbols of his kingship, when he went to greet the ark. In its presence, we were all of us servants. — Geraldine Brooks

For leaders, wars are filled with guesses. — John Ferling

He couldn't be a doctor, or he would have a quieter and more persuasive manner. — Charles Dickens

People who sneer at a half a loaf of bread have never been hungry. George Reedy — Robert A. Caro

A true leader must be able to command with an iron fist, not just a humble heart. — Evan Meekins

Pride refuses to be taught. Humility refuses not to be — Brad Lomenick

A Board can be harmonized through leadership humility, insightful business understanding, trustful culture, and learning agility. — Pearl Zhu

Public servants in this Europe often do their best when they stop caring about whether they'll be fired. — Ron Suskind

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred. — Yousef Munayyer

A commander's pride got his soldiers dead. — Tom Clancy

I keep a vivid memory of failure in my back pocket, so no matter how much I accomplish I stay grounded. — Noel DeJesus

Alas! in the clothes of the greatest potentate, what is there but a man? — Robert Louis Stevenson

Humiliation is the only ladder to honoring God's Kingdom. — Andrew Murray

Humility is the cornerstone of leadership. — John G. Miller

Inside that Colonel, there's a private that needs to be cuddled and held just like the rest of us." Hawkeye — M*A*S*H Episode Guide Team

Serve one another with great humility. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Humility is always one play away. — Tim Foley

Great leaders are the first to say, "I was wrong. Let's make a change. — Beth Ramsay

I have the charisma of the chipmunk. I never have thought I was smart. I thought the people I dealt with were dumb. — Hyman George Rickover

Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility. — Francis Chan

Influence requires humility. The essence of influence is others. The key word is relationships. — Johnny Hunt

Leadership was not an act of bravery but rather forbearance and the strength to move forward with humility in the belief of what is righteous — Soroosh Shahrivar

There is but one just use of power, and it is to serve people. — George H. W. Bush

By acknowledging our boundaries and limitations, we attain greater heights than we ever will by appearing to think we know everything. — Graham Speechley

He did wrong. He has acknowledged it before the people. He repents it. How many kings have the humility to do that? — Geraldine Brooks

The president notices that when he takes off his coat to dig, people take more notice of the visual than they did his preceding remarks. — Paul C. Nagel

My own spirit, soul, and body are my nearest machinery for sacred service. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The bottom line is that you can't lead the person you can't serve! — Israelmore Ayivor

If virtue does not equal powers, powers will be misused. — John Howard Griffin

Awful momentum makes carrying through easier than calling off folly. — Barbara W. Tuchman

The factor that made him so powerful was also his greatest liability. — Peter Heather

Confident and courageous leaders have no problems pointing out their own weaknesses and ignorance. — Thom S. Rainer

The counselee should be aware that you are not God. Better yet, she should be aware that you are aware that you are not God. — James MacDonald

Almost alone among successful politicians, he took slights personally. — Rick Perlstein

Persuasion is a strong but subdued outrider. — Harold Bloom

John's standard maneuver to ask someone to help him, especially in a moment of crisis, — William R. Forstchen

His was a quiet but persistent charisma. — H.W. Brands

Where everyone wants to be a leader, it makes one a follower to want to be a leader, and a leader to know what to follow. — Criss Jami

Governing is not a hero's profession. It is a profession of compromises. — Rick Perlstein

Lincoln said his spiky hair had "a way of getting up in the world". — Harold Holzer

They possess the self- effacing virtues of people who are inclined to be useful but don't need to prove anything to the world: — David Brooks

Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life. — Charles Dickens

Such was the code: Strive for victory, but never seem to be self-involved. — H.W. Brands