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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I say statecraft is soulcraft. Just as all education is moral education because learning conditions conduct, most legislation is moral legislations because it conditions the action and the thought of the nation in broad and important spheres in life. – George Will

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Football is a mistake. It combines two of the worst things about American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings. – George Will

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Its very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed. – Ruth J. Simmons

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Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly interpreting the nations conscience, could lift a people out of their everyday selves. That people can be lifted into their better selves is the secret of transforming leadership. – James MacGregor Burns

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People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. – John C. Maxwell

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Leadership is about doing what you know is right – even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong. – Robert. L. Ehrlich

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