“A leader is a dealer in hope.” — Napoleon Bonaparte
“Nobody rises to low expectations.” — Calvin Lloyd
“A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.” — Daisaku Ikeda
“One cannot consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar.” — Helen Keller
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery “Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens, people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.” — Warren Bennis
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams
“Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be lead.” — Ross Perot
“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or to be the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton
“We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. The days are always dark enough. There is no need for us to emphasize the fact by spreading further gloom.” — George M. Adams
“Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.” — John Maxwell
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Resource: Leadership Quotes
Walter Bright 
“A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.” — Daisaku Ikeda
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yeah, I agree…
Thanks Michael!
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Good stuff, brother Walter!! God bless you as you start another week with Monday–sis Jael-caddo
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thank you very much my dear sister… yesterday was a rough start but here I am still standing… hey, see you on you blog.
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Still standing–Absolutely!! We made it to Tuesday–it only gets better with Him. Praying for you–He’ll bless you BIG!
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Amen! Thank you.
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Mm. These are some excellent quotes. I’ve always loved the one by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Great post, Walter!
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thank you my dear sister… I have been riding on these for a few days now… My favorite is by Edith Wharton – I’ve always longed “to be a mirror that reflects the light.”
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A beautiful message for an equally beautiful Sunday. I reblogged – God bless
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I am honored… Thanks for sharing it!
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Reblogged this on JUSTICE FOR RAYMOND and commented:
A beautiful and bright message for Sunday by a talented writer, Walter Bright.
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Very inspiring, Walter. Thanks for sharing them with us. Have a blessed day! 🙂
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Hey Joseyphina… Hope all is well.
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Loving these!
Also, I accidentally I followed you tonight! I was attempting to click on your link, but clicked the wrong thing! I think I’ve fixed it all now. Haha Anyway, I just love your blog! Keep up the good work! 🙂
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hahaha… you have no clue how many times I’ve done that myself… no worries… thank you very much Sarah.
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Oh good, then I’m not alone! Ha!
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Thanks Walter, God bless you.
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Amen! Is the mentorship thing still something you want to do?
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Blessings brother,
Indeed it is, the Lord has spoken to me several times about me being a great leader. I believe His word with all my heart. So I want to learn everything I can to be an effective, responsible, man of God. Thank you and God bless you.
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5 stars!
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Yes!
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Love the quotes today Walter!
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thank you Mark… glad to hear
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Great Quotes! Hope you don’t mind that I use some of them on my blog. Thanks!
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please enjoy them, and use them as much as you want… stay blessed Greg. Thanks for reading.
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