I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business.
Edmund Burke

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.
Jacques Yves Cousteau

It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.
Jacques Yves Cousteau

We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living.
Davy Crockett

I don't go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head.
Princess Diana

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
Euripides

This President is going to lead us out of this recovery.
Dan Quayle

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.
George Santayana

Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.
Morihei Ueshiba

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.
Rita Mae Brown

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities.
Bertrand Russell

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.
Deng Xiaoping

Wherever the fates lead us let us follow.
Virgil

I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead.
Marilyn vos Savant

If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers.
Dee Hock

Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else is trivia.
Dee Hock

But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example.
Gerry Adams

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.
Ken Kesey

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
Aesop

I don't have to do the lead. If I dig a part, I'll do it.
Kevin Bacon