The exercise of…

….. power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both

– Vaclav Havel

Service is…

… a limitless opportunity, it is the reason why we breathe.

– Michelle Obama

Who succeeds in…

… forming and leading a great group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls

― Warren G. Bennis

I am reminded…

how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be

– Warren Bennis

A community….

….. is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

– Henrik Ibsen

Conformity is…

….. the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth

– John F. Kennedy

 

I don’t want…

…any “yes-men” around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs

– Samuel Goldwyn

“Be who you are….

and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind

– Dr. Seuss

If we did…

… all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves

– Thomas Edison

To lead…

…in the absence of organisation or structure is the the true test of leadership ability

– Paradigms of Leadership