Leadership is the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. Warren Bennis
Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate towards some goal which they come to find desirable and which motivates them over the long haul. Onway Tead
A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under. Sam Ervin
The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive. Joe Batten
The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly. Jim Rohn