I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we - Anna Deavere Smith | Quotation.io Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Contact Us Menu Takedown Quote Home Random Topics Authors Takedown Quote Quote by Anna Deavere Smith I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way. Topics: Leadership By Anna Deavere Smith Liked the quote? Share it with your friends. Share at Facebook Share at Twitter Share at Pinterest Random Quotations Experience is not what happens to you it's what you do with what happens to you. Aldous Huxley experience, wisdom You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together. Henry Ford men To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. 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