Quotes About Leadership

Leadership involves building an esprit de corps, the creation of a sense of purpose in pursuit of noble and clear objectives.

As the lead rider in the team you always have to keep your eyes on the team you're pursuing - it's called the pursuit for good reason.

What Washington desperately needs now are citizen legislators that are dedicated to leading a free people and to maintain our God-given right to the pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Sometimes you have to not just dream about what could be - you get out and push and you pull and you preach. And you create a climate and environment to get those in high places, to get men and women of good will in power to act.

I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.

Churches we build only by our own efforts and not in the strength of the Spirit will quickly collapse when we don't push and prod people along.

I've never let people push me around in politics.

I'm always trying to push for women's rights.

My job is to inspire the people, to be on top of my game and push my culture forward.

Sometimes I feel like I'm not only the engine but the caboose. I have to be in the front car and pull forward, and at the same time run around behind and push everybody along with me.

To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job.

It's so important for business leaders to discover what their purpose is. In the days when the business seems overwhelming, or you aren't certain you can continue, it is your purpose that will compel you to push through.

When you are in a growth company, you have to really open people's eyes to the bigger possibilities so they think differently. Once they understand how to define success and what their role is in success, they make better decisions, and you can push decision-making down.

Obama's ability to use his personality to push folks, whether on Capitol Hill or in Europe, means that he has to stay popular. What happens if he loses that popular mandate?

Nobody has ever gotten a bigger push than Bill Clinton gave to Obama.

Good conductors know when to push and when to lay back. I've known so many great conductors that I'm still doing what I can to learn the craft of this role.

The more I'm pushed in a position of leadership and I know I have to be the mouthpiece for so many other people who can't speak for themselves, the more confidence I'm gaining.

I'm not going to be bullied or pushed around by the group of the day. You've got to have political courage. You've got to have your own inner beliefs.

I decided to do the maximum to hold onto the lead for as long as possible. That is why I pushed so hard from the beginning. I was at 100 percent concentration.

I'm not going to allow myself to be pushed politically.

There's full consensus in the military that women shouldn't be in person-to-person combat. I don't know if we have enough experience to know whether this is the right approach. But women can be elsewhere. We have mandatory military service in Chile. I pushed for women in all areas.

I completely agree with feeling the need for or the benefits of being pushed and of being directed on a project and collaborating.

You will always have politics being pushed towards multiracial politics because you have to field a team.

Every boss I've ever had has challenged me, pushed me, believed in me, and led by example.