Mahatma Gandhi Leader Quotations

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may - this is the. . . gift of leadership.

Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.

A principle is a principle and in no case can it be watered down because of our incapacity to live it in practice. We have to strive to achieve it, and the striving should be conscious, deliberate and hard.

The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.

There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.

If you have no character to lose, people will have no faith in you.

No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.

Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

I can not give you the reference of Ram Chandar or Krishna, because they were not historical figures. I can not help it but to present to you the names of (Hazrat) Abu Bakar (RA) and (Hazrat) Umar Farooq (RA). They were leaders of a vast Empire, yet they lived a life of austerity.

Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.

Be the change that you want to see in the world.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

An institution that suffers from a plethora of leaders is surely in a bad way.

Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

Those who are truthful, nonviolent and brave do not cease to be so because of the stupidity of their leader.

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.

When you are right,you have no need to be angry. When you are wrong, you have no right to be angry.

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

Everything I have personally experienced, and that also has been expressed by the leaders of the great religions points to the fact that a global spirituality already exists and was intrinsically there from the start as God (by whatever name) is one and is indivisible - everywhere outside time and place.