"The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise."

-- Colin Powell

#Leadership Quotes #Fields Quotes

“We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.”
“Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics.”
“It has been said that self-respect is the gate of heaven, and the most cursory observation shows that a degree of reserve adds vastly to the latent force of character.”

Source : Henry Theodore Tuckerman (1850). “The optimist”, p.124
“And I'd say one of the great lessons I've learned over the past couple of decades, from a management perspective, is that really when you come down to it, it really is all about people and all about leadership.”
“What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks.”
“Non-violence is not glamorous, and you don't see the effects right away.”
“True influence drives action, not just awareness.”
“The future of life on earth depends on our ability to take action. Many individuals are doing what they can, but real success can only come if there's a change in our societies and our economics and in our politics. I've been lucky in my lifetime to see some of the greatest spectacles that the natural world has to offer. Surely we have a responsibility to leave for future generations a planet that is healthy, inhabitable by all species”

Source : Lance Secretan (2004). “Inspire! What Great Leaders Do”, p.93, John Wiley & Sons

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