Leadership · Skopia

Quotes

19

Autobiography and memoir

There is nothing in the world which does not have its decisive moment, and the masterpiece of good management is to recognize and grasp this moment.

Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz

1717

★ 6.9

Scripture · Religious literature

They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Matthew 15:14 · 60

★ 5.5

Economic literature

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

John Kenneth Galbraith

1977

★ 5.1

Poem · Epic poem

Bad herdsmen ruin their flocks.

The Odyssey · 700 BC

★ 5.0

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Books

7

The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli

1532★ 8.5

The Art of War

500 BC★ 7.3

The Twelve Caesars

121★ 7.2

The Gallic War

50 BC★ 7.1

The Persian Expedition (Anabasis)

370 BC★ 7.0

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

1979★ 6.0

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Movies

2

Lawrence of Arabia

1962★ 9.8

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003★ 9.1