“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”

Man and Socialism in Cuba (1965)

Source: My Share Of The Task (2013), p. 393
Context: People are born; leaders are made. I was born the son of a leader with a clear path to a profession of leadership. But whatever leadership I later possessed, I learned from others. I grew up in a household of overt values, many of which hardened in me only as I matured. Although history fascinated me, and mentors surrounded me, the overall direction and key decisions of my life and career were rarely impacted by specific advice, or even a particularly relevant example I'd read or seen. I rarely wondered What would Nelson, Buford, Grant, or my father have done? But as I grew, I was increasingly aware of the guideposts and guardrails that leaders had set for me, often through their examples. The question became What kind of leader have I decided to be? Over time, decisions came easily against that standard, even when the consequences were grave.

From Discover the Champion in You, pages 7

As quoted in Reflection for November 5 in Saint Companions for Each Day (1986) by A. J. M. Mousolfe & J. K. Mousolfe, p. 417

Source: 1960s, "The analysis of goals in complex organizations", 1961, p. 855

Source: What Got You Here Won't Get You There, 2008, p. 189 (in 2010 edition}

Des Moines Iowa speech (1 February 1916) http://www.combat.ws/S3/BAKISSUE/CMBT01N2/SMOKE.HTM, on &quot;The Westerm Preparedness Tour&quot; http://www.allthingswilliam.com/presidents/wilson.html <br class="br">1910s

Rand al'Thor
(15 October 1994)