"The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. " ~~ Henry A. Kissinger
"When a man is made leader of the community, he becomes rich. " ~~ Talmud, Yoma
"No leader should be set over the community without first consulting it. " ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Most often, the man who becomes leader is not the one that knows the way but the one who behaves as if he does. " ~~ Shim’oni
"We must not appoint a leader over the community without first consulting the people. " ~~ Talmud Berakot 55a
"Modesty is a great thing, for Moses our Leader was endowed with it. " ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdulah
"When a man is able to take abuse with a smile, he is worthy to become a leader. " ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"As the generation, so the leader; as the leader, so the generation. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Sanhedrin
"Once a man is appointed leader of a community, he must be deemed mightiest of the mighty. " ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana