Quotes About Leadership

In any battle, out of every hundred men, ten shouldn't be there. Eighty are just targets. Nine are good soldiers, and we're lucky to have them. But one, that one is a warrior, and will bring the others home.

And a man who does nothing during a crisis is as bad as a man who causes one.

Respect for women is essential," Jack tells him. "Women's rights and economic development within a country are highly correlated. Treating women properly is not just a moral position—which it is—or an American value—which it is. It's a strategic imperative, and you will always, always lead by example in this regard.

To be a leader meant that sometimes you had to look away from the pain

One of the polar explorers, the one who got to the South Pole first, Shackleton

English officer came striding across the field quite deliberately. He stopped, saluted with a ramrod spine, and said, "Arthur Clarke. I gather you're the men who brought us those superbombs. I'd like to shake your hands." Karl found him an agreeable fellow, a bit younger and brimming with ideas.

WORLD IS RUN by one million evil men, ten million stupid men, and a hundred million cowards

I can't stand politicians. A politician is someone who promises you a bridge, even when there's no river.

Hell, no. I can't stand politicians. A politician is someone who promises you a bridge, even when there's no river.

The world is run by one million evil men, ten million stupid men, and a hundred million cowards.

The work had fallen to me, it seemed, because I knew a little more than the next man, and I was willing to do it.

If reputations were votes, we'd be presidents of somewhere.

Non sopporto i politici, è gente che ti promette un ponte anche se non ci sono fiumi.

every pedestal is taller than the man who sits on it.

A politician is someone who promises you a bridge, even when there's no river.

Those times are over and gone, and good-riddance to them, too. We were hopelessly high-spirited. Now we're the thick-waisted generation, dragging along our children behind us and carrying our parents on our backs. And we're in charge, while the figures who used to command our respect are wasting away.

Those times are over and gone, and good riddance to them, too. We were hopelessly high-spirited. Now we're the tick-waisted generation, dragging along our children behind us and carrying our parents on our backs. And we're in charge, while the figures who used to command our respect are wasting away.

I have a memory of my fourth-grade self wanting to be the first woman president of the United States, but I think that has a lot more to do with my love of world records and reference books than a love of serving my country.

I've interviewed presidents and royalty, rock stars and movie stars, famous generals and captains of industry; I've had front row seats at Super Bowls, World Series, and Olympic Games; my books have been on best-seller lists, and my marriage is a long-running success.

The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm.

When news of the first plane's hitting the World Trade Center reached them, bin Laden's followers exploded with joy. But shrewder members of al-Qaeda and the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan realized that the attacks might not be the stunning victory that bin Laden, and many in the West, took them to be.

Oh, sure, we have another world war coming, and another great depression, but where are the leaders this time?

I think that perhaps the classic propagandists of the - in the Second World War was Winston Churchill. He was extremely skilled and adept at it.

The great leaders of the second world war alliance, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, understood the twin sides of destruction and salvation. Their war aims were not only to defeat fascism, but to create a world of shared prosperity.