Dr Javaid Laghari teaches a graduate course in "Creative Leadership" at SZABIST, Pakistan. Based on his rich academic and professional experience over the last 25 years as a professor in both US and Pakistan, and as president of a leading university and senator in Pakistan, he has written his first book on leadership which is expected to be released in winter 2010

Some of my favorite leadership quotes:

Yes you can
Benazir Bhutto

Do you have more memories than dreams or more dreams than memories?...When memories exceed dreams, the end is near.
T. Friedman, 'The World is Flat'

Leadership is a art of influencing others to their maximum performance to accomplish any task, objective or project.
W. Cohen, 'The Art of the Leader

All the great leaders have had one characteristic in common. It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This and not much else is the essence of leadership.
John Kenneth Galbraith

On hundred victory in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, seizing the enemy without fighting is the most skillful.
 Sun Tze,'The Art of War'

Cowards die many times before then deaths. The Valiant never taste of death but once.
Julius Ceaser

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
Warren Bennis

People are persuaded by reason but moved by emotion; the leader must both persuade and move them.
Richard Nixon

Diamond was just another piece of coal that did well under pressure. Either I will find a way or I will make one.
Anonymous