Quotes About Leadership

Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren't. I can say that, because I wasn't one of the great presidents, but I had a good time trying to be one, I can tell you that.

The more time I spend with our people, the more I find out about our business.

Where did you go to, if I may ask?' said Thorin to Gandalf as they rode along. To look ahead,' said he. And what brought you back in the nick of time?' Looking behind,' said he.

Leaders are forced to kill all the time. Then they have to learn to live with the decisions they make. Just like I'm going to learn to live with mine.

When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving it.

I have said all along that I would know when it would be time to step down, and now is that time.

No government has ever been, or can ever be, wherein time-servers and blockheads will not be uppermost.

Every time there's been an out-of-bounds remark made by a Republican, no matter where they are, I have repudiated them.

Musicians coming together at a time of need is one of the great traditions in this country. It's like people taking charge.

When it comes to politics, I believe you have to cut the cake so that everybody gets a piece, but at the same time, you have to keep in mind that somebody has to make the cake.

Most of the time, leaders should laugh at themselves rather than others.

Everybody has an opportunity to play a role, a playmaking role, so it makes it harder to coach. It takes a little more time.

Many people hold me ultimately responsible toward the actions and reputation of the global football community. I cannot monitor everyone all of the time.

People and their managers are working so hard to be sure things are done right, that they have hardly have time to decide if they are doing the right things.

I have to be more assertive-I have take more control at crunch time.

The time to guard against corruption and tyranny is before they shall have gotten hold of us.

If ever I left the House of Commons it would be because I wanted to spend more time on politics.

When I started out as Prime Minister I wanted to please all the people all the time. By the end I was wondering if I pleased any of the people any of the time.

It is often too late by the time the government reacts.

It looks like the financial giants of the world have bungled as much as the diplomats and politicians. This would be a great time in the world for some man to come along that knew something.

An ambassador should study the welfare of his country, and not spend his time in feasting and riot.

Even a two-car parade gets fouled up if you don't decide ahead of time who's going to lead.

I am not going to spend any time whatsoever in attacking the Foreign Secretary. If we complain about the tune, there is no reason to attack the monkey when the organ grinder is present.

Around the world, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela -- what they did was hard. It takes time. It takes more than a single term. It takes more than a single president. It takes more than a single individual.