Quotes About Leadership

I want to be remembered for a body of work so that when the next guy comes up, he could think of Sterling K. Brown in the same way that I think of Andre Braugher and James Earl Jones.

I would like to be remembered as the guy who worked hard every night and set an example for the other guys in the locker room and girls in the locker room.

I certainly do not want to be remembered as a good captain who perhaps didn't contribute with the bat as much as he might have done.

I want to be remembered as a combination of Malcolm X and Marvin Gaye, a strong black leader and a sexy entertainer.

If you have to remind people you're the boss, I don't think you're going to be a very effective leader.

Politics remind us of the big divide between different parts of the country, but also that we all have to run this ship together. Were all married to one another and there is no divorce happening.

As business people, we have to remind ourselves that it's up to us to create jobs. It's up to us as business people to drive the economy, and no one else.

The Democrats need to remind people of where were, in terms of our progress, as markers against where we are, and where we've fallen, and how we've declined under Bush.

I think it's very important to send the message that, while parents are needed to remind you to practice and occasionally force you to finish things... they also need to learn to respect you. You as an individual, ultimately, are the captain of where you're going.

One of the things I endeavor to remind people of consistently when I am asked to speak to groups around the country is to consider the possibility that we are led by a pack of idiots. This is not out of any animus toward our leadership class, but borne out of experience.

I have to remind Arsene about his team, which used to win the league, that was the dirtiest team in the league. If you cast your mind back to when they were winning the league, they had more seedings-off and bookings than anyone else.

David Icke reminded me of Malcolm X.

As a member of Congress, I'm often reminded that in baseball, as in diplomacy, you have to know when to hit, when to run, and when to show grace.

Sometimes a mentor has to be reminded of the principles he has tried to instill in others.

It was difficult to realize, 'I'm lieutenant governor.' And Brown appropriately reminded me of that.

See, governments are overrated. They come and go in 5 or 10 years; it is we who have the power. But we are like Hanuman in 'Ramayan,' who needed to be reminded of his power.

When I was a kid, politicians wanted to avoid talking about religion if they could. John F. Kennedy couldn't duck the issue, being Catholic and all. So how did he address it? By reminding Americans that religion shouldn't be an issue, that he was concentrating on big things like poverty and hunger and leading the space race.

Reminding oneself that not all rules are good rules and sometimes it's good to challenge them is an important part of being an effective parliamentarian.

You look at how Barack Obama has had to conduct himself as president. It reminds me of Jackie Robinson, how he had to be very careful to reassure people that this was all right.

I like a good cliche because it reminds you that much of management practice boils down to things you need to do but often forget or fail to do often enough.

Jamal Crawford reminds me the most of myself, the way he goes to the basket. But they need leadership.

I always say Coach Trestman reminds me of the first Willy Wonka. Not the Johnny Depp one.

Christopher Isherwood's eponymous character in 'Mr Norris Takes the Train' reminds me of Boris Johnson, who seems to have stumbled and bumbled into power.

In some shape or form, we do have an emotional connection to our head of state, even if, for the most part, they seem very remote.