
“Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works too.” Try to be in the first group there is less competition there.” “There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”

“Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. “Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?” “Some people say, ‘Never let them see you cry.’ I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. “Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.” If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.” This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.” “Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. “If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” “If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.” Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. “The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.” Followers think and talk about the problems.” “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles but today it means getting along with people.” “You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can’t sit on it for long.” Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” Unless it’s a dark place, then you are going first.” “Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path then by all means you should follow that.” “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules.” “I would rather be an artist than a leader. “The art of leadership is in saying no, not saying yes. “It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there.” “Leadership is being the first egg in the omelet.” “I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” “The problem with being a leader is that you’re never sure if you’re being followed or chased.” “Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head.” Sometimes you just have to be the boss of dancing.” “Sometimes you have to take a break from being the kind of boss that’s always trying to teach people things. If you really make them think, they’ll hate you.” “If you make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you. “Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men - the other 999 follow women.” “People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” “In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.” But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.” They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. “But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. “First rule of leadership: everything is your fault.”

“Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.” “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” “You don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership.” “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

“Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.” If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t!” “People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.” “When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command.

“It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.” “The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.” “The question, ‘Who ought to be boss?’, is like asking, ‘Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?’ Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.” When I talk to leaders, I get the feeling that I am important.” “When I talk to managers, I get the feeling that they are important. We scoured books and online for the best funny leadership quotes, and here are our top 50. Or, maybe you’re just looking for a quote to spice up your presentation and make people laugh. Funny quotes can also inspire us and help us become more adept leaders. Not all quotes about Leadership have to be serious.
