"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them." ― John C. Maxwell Topic(s): Leadership Tags: close, enough, leaders More From John C. Maxwell "Leadership is influence." "Learn to say ‘no’ to the good so you can say ‘yes’ to the best." "People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision." More In Leadership "I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy."― Joe Lieberman "The secret to understanding me is, I’m not trying to be anybody other than who I actually am. People want candid, refreshing leadership. And I’ve always tried to go with solutions. You know, I’ve always tried to say, here’s how we get our economy growing, here’s why we get our debt under control. That’s what Mitt Romney is offering."― Paul Ryan "But 85 percent of the mosques have extremist leadership in this country. Most Muslims, the overwhelming majority of Muslims, are loyal Americans."― Peter King