Quotes About Leadership

The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results.

Battles are won when warriors make the decisions not to lose.

Such manifestations I account as representing the creative leadership of the new forces of thought and appreciation which attend changes in technological pattern and therefore of the pattern of human relationships in society.

the ability of a religious or business leader to inspire, motivate, generate interest, capture attention, depends critically on metaphor. if you actually listen to what people say, there's almost no content substance to it.

In a world of bosses, you are your own master

I would be a billionaire if I was lookin' to be a selfish boss. That's not me...All I want is a good sandwich.

An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.

Take charge of your life or someone else will!

As a person who is not confrontational by disposition I tend to see that the quality of being confrontational is a positive attribute.

as Lord Reading, a viceroy of India.

The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.

who went on to write one of Louis XVI and a good synography of Robespierre. They

We the unwilling, led by the unqualified to kill the unfortunate, die for the ungrateful.

The wise leader does not make a show of holiness or pass out grades for good performance. That would create a climate of success and failure. Competition and jealousy follow.

A Good Group A good group is better than a spectacular group. When leaders become superstars, the teacher outshines the teaching. Very few superstars are down-to-earth. Fame breeds fame, and before long they get carried away with themselves. Then they fly off center and crash. The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor. The leader does not take all the credit for what happens and has no need for fame. A moderate ego demonstrates wisdom.

Knowing how polarities work, the wise leader does not push to make things happen, but allows process to unfold on its own. The leader teaches by example rather than by lecturing others on how they ought to be. The leader knows that constant interventions will block the group's process. The leader does not insist that things come out a certain way. The wise leader does not seek a lot of money or a lot of praise. Nevertheless, there is plenty of both.

The wise leader pays respectful attention to all behavior. Thus the group becomes open to more and more possibilities of behavior. People learn a great deal when they are open to everything and not just figuring out what pleases the teacher.

If you think all these terrible things about Obama, he asked the woman, how can you possibly be undecided? Because if McCain dies, Palin would be president, she said.

We are the makers of history, not its victims.

Keep your head down. Avoid the limelight. Get on the right committees. Go to hearings. Do your homework. Build up a substantive portfolio. And never forget the care and feeding of the people who sent you here.

Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football.

There's enough blindness and treachery in the high places without ordinary people turning to hatred and stupid cant.

People who run for president seriously and people who become president enter a bizarre secret society in which they have had an experience that none of us will ever have.

those who believe in facts and logic will quickly discover that the United States and its Allies are mainly responsible for this trainwreck. the April 2008 decision to bring Ukraine and Georgia into Nato was destined to lead to conflict with Russia. the Bush administration was the principal architect of that fateful choice, but the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations have doubled down on that policy at every turn...