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People ask the difference between a leader and a boss.The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

— Theodore Roosevelt, Former US President

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

— Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert’s advice.

— James Callaghan, Former UK Prime Mnister

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

— Maya Angelou, American Poet

A coward dies a thousand deaths, the gallant never taste of death but once.

— Julius Caesar, Roman Politician and General

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

— Theodore Roosevelt, Former US President

It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.

— Noam Chomsky, American Linguist

They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit.

— Bhagat Singh, Indian Freedom Fighter

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.

— Martin Luther King, Civil Rights Activist

A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. – The taste of anything can be changed. – But poison cannot be changed into nectar.

— B.R. Ambedkar, Indian Jurist
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