1. Leading from authority, without being authoritarian.
2. Commanding absolute loyalty without the merest hint of threats or violence (or even yelling).
4. The kindest, best type of badass.
5. yoda
6. An un-Steve Jobs
Hey man, why's everybody always quiet when gandalf's around? He's jus' an old guy with a stick!

Dude, shut yer ass and hope a benevolent dictator like him sets you right.
by Xena—when I grow up! December 3, 2013
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