CURATED COLLECTION

Leading With Compassion

The best leaders don't diminish people — they expand what those people believe is possible.

50 quotes found

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My work has been about reaching out, joining hands with all kinds of people.

—Dorothy HeightActivist & King

Digital Age ERA • North America

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My biggest joy is making people around me happy. Giving back is everything.

—DavidoScholar & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • West Africa

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If you are a leader, be patient when you listen to the pleas of a supplicant.

—PtahhotepPharaoh

Pre-Ancient ERA • North Africa

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The king's strength is his army. The army's strength is the treasury. The treasury's strength is the people.

—KautilyaPhilosopher & Economist

Ancient World ERA • South Asia

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Leadership is about empathy. It is about connecting with people and their stories.

—Jacinda ArdernPolitician

Digital Age ERA • Oceania

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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

—Abraham LincolnPresident

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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No excellent company can be created without excellent culture and excellent people.

—Zhang RuiminAuthor & Thinker

Late Modern ERA • East Asia

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My land and my people will never fall under the domination of strangers.

—Samori TouréEmperor

Industrial Age ERA • West Africa

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A king is never poor as long as his people are rich in courage and wisdom.

—Sundiata KeitaKing

Medieval ERA • West Africa

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My great concern is not whether God is on our side; my great concern is to be on God's side.

—Abraham LincolnPresident

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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It's not about money. It's about the people you have, and how you're led.

—Steve JobsEntrepreneur & Inventor

Late Modern ERA • North America

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We need to understand the science of our people, and the science of our enemies.

—Malcolm XActivist & Minister

Post-War ERA • North America

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All men are my children. I desire their welfare and happiness in this world and the next.

—AshokaEmperor & Buddhist Patron

Ancient World ERA • South Asia

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Health is the strength of the people. When the people are strong, nothing can hold them back.

—Māui PōmareDoctor & Politician

Early Modern ERA • Oceania

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I am ready to die for my country and my people. I will never betray them.

—Samori TouréEmperor

Industrial Age ERA • West Africa

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As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

—Bill GatesEntrepreneur & Philanthropist

Contemporary ERA • North America

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I’m interested in creating images and opportunities for people of color, for women.

—Ava DuVernayAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform.

—Susan B. AnthonyReformer

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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I sing for the women who carry the world on their shoulders, for their strength.

—Amparo OchoaActivist

Late Modern ERA • Latin America

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Guerrilla warfare requires patience, resilience, and the support of the people.

—Chin PengAuthor & Thinker

Contemporary ERA • Southeast Asia

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