Timeless WisdomTimeless Wisdomfrom

Great LeadersGreat Leaders

By Nabil El-ShamiBy Nabil El-Shami

"Well "Well done is done is better better

than well than well said."said."

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin(1706-1790)(1706-1790)

Winston Winston ChurchillChurchill(1874-1965)(1874-1965)

"A lie gets "A lie gets halfway halfway

around the around the world before world before the truth has the truth has a chance to a chance to

put its' pants put its' pants on."on."

"Kind words "Kind words can be short can be short and easy to and easy to speak, but speak, but

their echoes their echoes are truly are truly endless."endless."

Mother TeresaMother Teresa(1910-1997)(1910-1997)

"Liberty, "Liberty, when it when it

begins to begins to take root, is take root, is

a plant of a plant of rapid rapid

growth."growth."

George George WashingtonWashington(1732-1799)(1732-1799)

"The time is always right to do what is right."

Martin Luther Martin Luther King, Jr.King, Jr.(1929-1968)(1929-1968)

Walt DisneyWalt Disney(1901-1966)(1901-1966)

"All the adversity "All the adversity I've had in my I've had in my

life, has life, has strengthened me. strengthened me.

You may not You may not realize it when it realize it when it happens, but a happens, but a

kick in the teeth kick in the teeth may be the best may be the best

thing in the world thing in the world for you."for you."

Abraham Abraham LincolnLincoln(1809-1865)(1809-1865)

"Leave "Leave nothing for nothing for tomorrow tomorrow which can which can be done be done today."today."

Vince LombardiVince Lombardi(1913-1970)(1913-1970)

"The difference "The difference between a between a

successful person successful person and others is not and others is not

a lack of strength, a lack of strength, not a lack of not a lack of

knowledge, but knowledge, but rather a lack of rather a lack of

will."will."

Eleanor Eleanor RooseveltRoosevelt(1884-1962)(1884-1962)

"It is better "It is better to light the to light the candle than candle than to curse the to curse the darkness."darkness."

Dwight Dwight EisenhowerEisenhower(1890-1969)(1890-1969)

"A people that "A people that values its values its privileges privileges above its above its principles principles soon loses soon loses

both."both."

Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela(1918 -present )(1918 -present )

"The greatest "The greatest glory in living glory in living

lies not in lies not in never falling, never falling, but in rising but in rising

every time we every time we fall."fall."

Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi(1869-1948)(1869-1948)

"We must "We must become the become the change we change we wish to see wish to see

in the world."in the world."

Helen KellerHelen Keller(1880-1968)(1880-1968)

"The best and "The best and most beautiful most beautiful things in life things in life

cannot be seen, cannot be seen, not touched, not touched, but are felt in but are felt in

the heart."the heart."

"Failure is only "Failure is only the opportunity the opportunity to begin again to begin again

more more intelligently."intelligently."

Henry FordHenry Ford(1863-(1863-1947)1947)

Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan(1911-2004)(1911-2004)

"Life is one "Life is one grand, sweet grand, sweet

song, so song, so start the start the music."music."

Regards, Regards,

Nabil A. ElShamiNabil A. ElShami