Carl Townsend's Quotation file
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Begin the Adventure: Discovering Purpose, Vision, and Passion
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| I go around the city looking for fires. Then I push 'em together and pour gasoline on 'em. |
| Dennis Blevinstest |
| Vision has no force, power, or impact unless it spreads from the visionary to the visionless. |
| George Barnatest |
| Quickly, I must hurry, for there go my people and I am their leader |
| O. Wildetest |
| Rather the burden of his approach was to raise questions |
| of Woolman's leadership style Greenleaf, Roberttest |
| Put a frog in a boiling kettle of water and he will jump out, but if you put a frog in warm water and slowly bring it to a boil, the frog will cook to death. Today's Christian is much like this, living in a society spiraling slowly to decay yet unwilling to take the risks to change it. |
| George Barnatest |
| We cannot wait passively upon the statistical play of events to decide for us which road the world is to take tomorrow. We must positively and ardently take a hand in the game ourselves. |
| Teilhard de Chardintest |
| There are whose who make things happen. There are those who watch things happen. And there are those who wonder what happened. |
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| Life is like a dog-sled team. If you aren't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. |
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| There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, of forbid your children to do it. |
| Monta Cranetest |
| If you want to have an impact, you must be committed to a collision |
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| A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be. |
| Rosallynn Cartertest |
| To reveal one's heart and to lead from this in love is the highest form of leadership. |
| Carl Townsendtest |
| Jesus called them together and said '"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lorded over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant. And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to give his life as a ransom for many." |
| Matt. 20:25-28test |
| One of the quickest wasy you can tell the difference between a servant leader and a self-serving leader is how they handle feedback, because one of the biggest fears that self-serving leaders have is to lose their position |
| and Phil Hodges Blanchard, Kentest |
| Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men -- the other 999 follow women. |
| Groucho Marxtest |
| The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet. |
| Theodore Hesburghtest |
| A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. |
| James Crooktest |
| A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him. But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves. |
| Lao-Tzutest |
| A good leader can't get too far ahead of his followers. |
| Franklin D. Roosevelttest |
| The first step to leadership is servanthood. |
| John Maxwelltest |
| Outstanding leaders appeal to the hearts of their followers - not their minds. |
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| The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on. |
| Walter J. Lippmanntest |
| Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. |
| Marian Andersontest |
| The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. |
| Max DePreetest |
| Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. |
| James Baldwintest |
| Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has!" -- |
| Margaret Meadtest |
| A man's basic sin is his choice to offer strength only in those situations where he knows things will go well - the scariest thing for women is to offer our beauty into situations where we don't known if it will make a difference.- We are afraid. |
| John & Stassi Eldredgetest |
| ..world that has been pulled over our eyes to blind us to the truth |
| Morpheustest |
| All leaders limp. Leaders become leaders, in part, because they are willing to wrestle with who they are, who they want to become, how they can overcome some deficit in their own lives.They often need to achieve, need to be admired, even loved, need to bring order to some chaos that is within them. |
| Reggie McNealtest |
| The Reformation will be completed when the clegy-laity distinction has )in terms of ministry empowerment) finally yields to the biblical doctrine of the universal priesthood of all believers.The work of God will finally return to the whole people of God. |
| Reggie McNealtest |
| The only ones among you who will be truly happen are those who will have sought and found how to serve. |
| Albert Schweitzertest |
| The rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage - he has little competition. |
| Andrew Carnegietest |
| We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead. |
| William Wardtest |
| People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care. |
| John Maxwelltest |
| Being a leader who serves is very different from being a servant leader |
| Isabel Lopeztest |
| The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve the leader, but the number of people served by the leader. |
| John Maxell (adapted)test |
| As leaders shift their focus to customers and quality, they realize that the old authoritarian leadership style does not work anymore. To achieve quality, service, and rapid response, leaders must utilize all available talent. They must find ways to inspire, involve, and empower employees. They must create a work environment that encourages commitment, innovation, and cooperation. Instead of evaluating, leaders now coach. Instead of doing, they delegate. Instead of telling, they facilitate. No one is expected to boss anyone. Everyone is expected to participate. |
| Suzanne Zogliotest |
| The most valuable "currency" of any organization is the initiative and creativity of its members. Every leader has the solemn moral responsibility to develop these to the maximum in all his people. This is the leader's highest priority. |
| Edwards Demingtest |
| A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take on himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erractic quality of leadership. |
| John Updiketest |
| Whenever God is involved, the epilogue is not mysterious. God wins. |
| Eric McManustest |
| It is not so much that we live in a post-Christian world; but rather we live in a post-secular world. |
| Carl Townsendtest |
| The greatest breakthrough today is where the Spirit of God comes down and attaches Himself to the broken and humble. It is where God goes when H wants pleasure. |
| George Otis, Jr.test |
| We have to take the first step as if there were no God. It is no use to wait for God to help us. He will not; but immediately we arrise to find He is there. |
| Oswald Chamberstest |
| Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. |
| Thomas Edisontest |
| Leadership development that supports apostolic leadership and missional renewal of the church pays attention to four areas of learning: paradigm issues, microskill development, resource development, and pesonal growth. |
| Reggie McNealtest |
| In this historic moment, we live caught in a worldview that no longer works and a new one that seems too bizarre to contemplate. |
| Margaret Wheatleytest |
| When on realizes one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake. |
| P.D. Ouspensk, Russian Journalisttest |
| The leader's task is to seek the Kingdom, declare what is found, and then give it away! |
| Jack Taylortest |
| Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know it just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers |
| Richard Bachtest |
| Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it." Dwight Eisenhower |
| Dwight Eisenhowertest |
| The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet. |
| Theodore Hesburghtest |
| Reaching for the stars requires visionary leadership that employs the art of storytelling to inspire |
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| A leader is not [1] who loves to run others, but 1 who carries water for his people so they can [do] their jobs |
| R. Townsendtest |
| The moment you stop learning is the moment you stop leading. |
| Rick Warrentest |
| Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. |
| Robert Kennedytest |
| If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission. |
| Max Lucadotest |
| We impress people at a distance, we impact them up close. |
| John Maxwelltest |
| Without oxen,the barn stays clean but you can’t harvest without oxen- Prov14:4 Ministry is messy but NO MESS=NO MINISTRY! |
| Rick Warrentest |
| You're never too important to wash dishes, do laundry & change diapers. |
| Rick Warren test |
| First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win. |
| Mahatma Gandhitest |
| Step up, step down, or step aside. |
| Paul Steinbruecktest |
| You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself. |
| Gene Mauchtest |
| Vulnerable leaders live values-driven lives. They courageously speak and act in ways that honestly reflect who they are. |
| Dan Rockwelltest |
| Two kinds of people in this world: Realists & Dreamers.First know where they're going; Second have already been there. |
| Robert Orbentest |
| The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic. |
| Peter Druckertest |
| Inauthentic, needy leaders create walls that make them feel alone and underappreciated. |
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| Tech tools are GREAT but if u spend more time with a screen than face-to-face with members don’t call yourself a PASTOR [or any kind of leader]. |
| Rick Warrentest |
| The growth & development of people is the highest calling of a leader. |
| Dale Gallowaytest |
| If you think you are too small to make a difference, try starting a car without a key. |
| Dan Rockwelltest |
| GREAT people make others feel great.Small people make others feel small."Encourage each other & build each other up"1Th5:11 |
| Rick Warrentest |
| In ministry,a peaceful heart comes from accepting that God LOVES TO USE people & programs u don’t like or agree with. |
| Rick Warrentest |
| Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic. |
| Daniel Oveytest |
| Each day we have another chance to make a difference |
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| A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done,... they will say: "We did it ourselves. |
| Lao Tzutest |
| Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought. -Margaret Chase Smith |
| Margaret Chase Smithtest |
| When you have momentum, you look better than you are. When you don't have momentum you are better than you look. |
| Dave Ramseytest |
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