Quotes
Authors
Philip Selznick

Philip Selznick quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“The institutional leader is primarily an expert in the promotion and protection of values.”
-- Philip Selznick

#Leader Quotes #Experts Quotes #Protection Quotes
“Leadership, pure and simple, is the assumption of responsibility for the pursuit of excellence in group life.”
-- Philip Selznick

#Responsibility Quotes #Simple Quotes #Excellence Quotes
“It has been well said that an effective leader must know the meaning and master the technique of the educator.”
-- Philip Selznick

#Leader Quotes #Technique Quotes #Educator Quotes

“Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.”
“The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.”
“I'm the world's expert on sterotypes held by academics about athletes and held by athletes about academics. To me, both of them are caricatures.”
“We should be on our guard not to overestimate science and scientific methods when it is a question of human problems, and we should not assume that experts are the only ones who have the right to express themselves on questions affecting the organization of society.”
“He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.”
“willingness to explore everything is a sign of strength. The weak ones have prejudices. Prejudices are a protection.”
“The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.”

Source : Aung San Suu Kyi (1995). “Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings”, p.185, Penguin UK
“Al Qaeda doesn't abide by the Geneva Conventions, so in my opinion, they should not be afforded the protections of them.”
“Am I to understand,' said Reepicheep to Lucy after a long stare at Eustace, 'That this singularly discourteous person is under your Majesty's protection? Because, if not--”
“Peace is a virgin who dare not show her face without Strength, her father, for protection.”

Philip Selznick quotes

You may also like: