There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet an enemy.
George Washington

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction.
General Douglas MacArthur

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
Henry Clay

One man with courage makes a majority.
Andrew Jackson

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King

A leader who does not hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
Golda Meir

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin Powell

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
Thomas Huxley

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
Henry Clay

One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.
Arnold Glasgow

Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.
Niccolo Machiavelli

The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their perseverance under the promptings of a brave, determined spirit.
Mark Twain

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.
Harold Taylor

To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
Douglas MacArthur

He who has great power should use it lightly.
Seneca

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.
Aristotle

It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
George Patton

Leaders aren't born, they are made.
Vince Lombardi

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit
Arnold H. Glasgow

A leader is a dealer in hope.
Napoleon Bonaparte

The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.
Kenneth Blanchard

Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
John Maxwell

An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
Arab proverb

It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude.
Zig Ziglar

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Helen Keller

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.
John Wayne