Quotes About Leadership

As I have always said, those closest to the pain should be closest to the power.

I have been inspired by Martin Luther King and how he inspired a movement. I have learned that a cause must be organic; if it is to have an impact it must belong to those who join the movement and not those who lead it.

Good governance, safety, a chance to grow economically and professionally - those are important things.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center.

For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against.

Art thou the King of the Jews?

If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.

Though I often disagree with Republicans, I never learned to hate them the way the far right that now controls their party seems to hate President Obama and the Democrats.

When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history.

Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.

Sincerity with innocence, though cute, though it makes good movies, makes for very bad government.

Though President George W. Bush made some small noises about his intention to present some form of improved health coverage, nothing grew out of them.

Even though I am getting my coaching badges, I am more into mentoring.

We have all been told that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I have long thought this is nonsense.

The Talented Tenth of the Negro race must be made leaders of thought and missionaries of culture among their people.

I never thought a role model should be negative.

The best thing you can do is learn from those mistakes so that you continue to get better. That's the management style or leadership style I believe in, which is push people to their limit such that they can become better than they thought they could be. That certainly has helped me.

When I began work on my first book, 'The River of Doubt,' which tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 1914 descent of an unmapped river in the Amazon rainforest, I thought of it as a tale of adventure, exploration and extraordinary courage.

On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships.

In my mind, a good leader would say, 'OK, I need to sit down and talk to the guys who oppose me. Let me let them voice their opinions; let me get their thought process.'

After spending time around Donald Trump I find myself inspired by his vision, thought process, keen insight, and overall discipline. He's a brilliant thinker who tends to walk several steps ahead of the masses. I want to share his wisdom with the world in my own way.

I can give it my all and make plays and dominate my side of the field, but it takes all 11 guys with a certain thought process that we're going to go out there, and we're going to win.

Republicans and Democrats know Xavier Becerra to be a thoughtful leader who is always willing to listen to both sides.