Quotes About Leadership

I never remember politics being quite as unpleasant as this before; but maybe this is what life is like at the top.

Democracy is what we do here and now, and not what somebody else does for us, later, when they get into the seats of power.

What we lack in Government is entrepreneurial ability.

People at the top do not want to share their power. They've always got some marvellous reason: I'm following my religion; I'm following the laws of economics. Even Stalin: I'm representing the vanguard of the working class, so please don't cause trouble. That is the battle that every generation has, and yet we mustn't be pessimistic about it.

Office is something that builds up a man only if he is somebody in his own right.

The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it.

Through talk, we tamed kings, restrained tyrants, averted revolution.

Donald Trump is a greater threat to the United States than terrorism.

Netanyahu is anxious, afraid, [and] sweating.

Ralph Bunche

I demand a lot from myself and reflect this attitude upon others: I consider it to be an important quality for a leader. I also think it is impossible to achieve success without persistence.

A president has an inescapable responsibility to provide direction: What are we trying to achieve? What are we trying to prevent? Why? To do that, he has to both analyze and reflect.

Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.

President Obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he might have made. He said, well, 'I haven't communicated enough.' He said his job is to 'tell a story to the American people' - as if that's the whole problem here? He needs to talk more, and we need to be better listeners?

Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, if your standard-bearer for the presidency is not doing well, it's gonna reflect on the down-ballot.

Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.

42% of our management team are women. So we've reset the goal to 50% by 2017. Because that's when Westpac becomes 200 years old as an institution - the oldest bank, and indeed the oldest company in Australia. So that's a lovely point to reflect on.

To me, it's about always trying to make decisions that reflect my leadership and who I am.

There's so many things that can go wrong, and if I'm merely playing and not hosting a festival, none of those things reflect on me.

The last book I read to my mom was 'Barbara Bush: A Memoir' published by mom in 1994. It reflected on their entire life - dad going to China, running the CIA, running for Senate, running for President twice.

We want diversity in the cabinet. We want diversity reflected throughout the government.

We're 50 per cent of the population so it's appropriate we're reflected everywhere as people who take part in society in a really proactive way - that women aren't just reactive, they're out there doing stuff.

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what's behind my decision. It's simple. I have always believed that every person, especially public officials, must understand when it is time to move on. For me, that time is now.

If there's any success that I've had, it is a direct reflection of the people I work with. We have a very smart team and an extremely hardworking team, both here in Washington and back in Illinois.