I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.
DT
Desmond TutuAs quoted in The Christian Science Monitor (1984)
About Desmond Tutu
South African archbishop, anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner. (1931-2021)
More from Desmond Tutu
- If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.As quoted in Unexpected News (1984)
- Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations.Interview with BBC Focus on Africa (2000)
- There is always the possibility of change. If it happened in South Africa, why can't it happen anywhere?As quoted in the Chicago Tribune (2002)
- A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.Address at his enthronement as Archbishop of Cape Town (1986)
- Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion.Interview with BBC Focus on Africa (2000)
More quotes on leadership
- Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.Michael Jordan
- Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence.Vince Lombardi
- Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for the individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.Vince Lombardi
- Leadership is not just one quality, but rather a blend of many qualities; and while no one individual possesses all the needed talents to go into leadership, each man can develop a combination to make him a leader.Vince Lombardi
- Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.John Wooden
- Young people need models, not critics.John Wooden
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