"It's not how many followers you have, it's how many care. It's not width, it's depth. It's not how many impressions you get, it's how much attention you get."
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"You have to learn to be a follower before you become a leader."
"Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions could help in putting an end to this."
"If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No one can be forced, no one can be expected to follow him. ... "If any want to follow me, they must deny themselves ... and take up their cross."
"Followers want to be taken care of. Leaders want to take care of others. We can all be leaders."
"I never got into the gangs. Gangs are for followers."
"Don't be anybody's follower, be a student."
"Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshiping oneself is best."
"Marxism, Freudianism, global warming. These are proof - of which history offers so many examples - that people can be suckers on a grand scale. To their fanatical followers they are a substitute for religion. Global warming, in particular, is a creed, a faith, a dogma that has little to do with science."
"The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers."
"Leaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change."
"If you have an opinion and people disagree with you, you might not get a job. You might be blacklisted. You might have fewer followers on Instagram."
"My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith."
"I understand why my male followers like me."
"The proof that a philosopher does not know what he is talking about is apt to sadden his followers before it reacts on himself."
"What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers? Seek zeros!"
"I'm a big follower and reactor to weather."
"Folly is wont to have more followers and comrades than discretion."
"Those outside the church expect followers of Christ to live differently, yet today many in church are chasing after the world - not to win them, but to be like them."
"He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides cannot maintain the pace. He who makes a show is not enlightened. He who is self-righteous is not respected. He who boasts achieves nothing. He who brags will not endure. According to followers of the Tao, "These are extra food and unnecessary luggage." They do not bring happiness, therefore followers of the Tao avoid them."