347 Quotes by Jocko Willink

A leader must lead but also be ready to follow.

A leader must be humble but not passive; quiet but not silent.

A leader must be attentive to details, but not obsessed with them. They must be strong but have endurance. A leader must be humble, but not passive. They must be close to subordinates, but not too close. A leader must exercise ‘extreme ownership’, but employ ‘decentralized command’. They must have nothing ...

A leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.

A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.

... won’t need that rest. Chances are you will realize that the desire to rest was just weakness.

... to prove, but everything to prove.

... That is what it takes to win.

... out every second in between. Every. Single. Day.