Quotes About Leadership

Too many politicians are so worried about getting re-elected that they fear taking an unpopular position. I don't.

You can't lead a team and commit to something if you're constantly worried about your back falling out.

On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the least.

This is an absolute turning point in the story of our country because I think if we go on with being enmeshed in the E.U., it will continue to erode our democracy. That is something that worries me.

Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries.

I love Britain. It really worries me, the prospect of Ed Miliband propped up by Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP and what that could do to our country. It's absolutely right that we highlight to voters that potential risk.

I have lived with my husband more than I have with my parents... I live beside him, and know his worries, his hopes, and his dreams for his nation. We believe that things happen by design, not in an arbitrary way. And we believe it is our duty to make things happen.

Six decades ago, as Mao's Communists seized power, the question in Washington was, 'Who lost China?' Now, as his capitalist descendants stand astride the world stage and Washington worries about decline, it seems to be, 'Who lost America?'

One of the worries about a presidency is that everybody tells you yes. Nobody helps you figure out where your blind spots are.

When you are captain at the same time, that's when it gets difficult and when your own game starts to decay because you have other worries and pressures.

Sometimes it seems that what really worries the Israeli governments, even more than the Muslim Brotherhood, is the real Egypt.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Money is just a consequence. I always say to my team, 'Don't worry too much about profitability. If you do your job well, the profitability will come.'

I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.

I don't worry about stress. I create it.

Don't worry about the financials. Just focus on delivering great products.

The civil servants will always be there to look after this country. So don't worry... Any political party taking power will have to work with the civil servants who are very well acquainted with running this country.

I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can.

Don't worry if they're Democrats or Republicans. Give them service and they'll become Democrats.

When I was president of the company, I said, 'Okay, I can do this - piece of cake.' Then when you are the CEO, the responsibilities multiply enormously because you worry about everything.

I know we can fix our problems. When there are people in the room who care more about doing the job they were elected to do than they worry about winning reelection, it is possible to work together, achieve principal compromise, and get results for the people who give us these jobs in the first place.

Those who didn't vote for me don't need to worry - they won't be persecuted.

I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.

What makes me worry today is the alarming decline in the trust in democratic institutions - political parties, Parliaments, political leaders. Less and less people are going to the polls in most advanced democracies.