Quote by George Will
Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and

Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it – short-term pain for long-term gain. – George Will

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A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible lifestyles turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind. – George Will

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Organizations endure, however, in proportion to the breadth of the morality by which they are governed. Thus the endurance of organization depends upon the quality of leadership and that quality derives from the breadth of the morality upon which it rests. – Chester Irving Barnard

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There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great. – G.K. Chesterton

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Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. – Abdul Kalam

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Management is doing things right leadership is doing the right things. – Peter Drucker

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