Quotes About Leadership

Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree.

And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people do not push them to take some risks. You must create the change that you want to see.

[Michelle Obama] used to say to our friends, "Barack's exactly the kind of guy I want to be president. I just wish he didn't want to do it when I was married to him."

I think the American people, you know, they're going to want that new car smell. They want to drive something off the lot that doesn't have as much mileage as me.

People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about it. Or we don't want them to exercise that power, if they were to have it.

The team takes on the identity of its top payers... I don't want to take anything away from the Capitals offensively.

Don't get ahead of yourself. Companies need time to figure out what they want to be.

Some of these agendas wanted me to quit, very simply, so they said "we have all the guarantees if you want to leave, and all the money and everything you want." Of course, you just ignore that.

The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

If you're a Christian and you're running for president and you want to make this into a theocracy, I'm not going to support you.

If you put Sen. Kerry in the White House, I think you are going to see that another terrorist attack happen ... and I don't want to see another Sept. 11.

I'd like 'Morning News' to become a great first edition electronic newspaper, so that the 'New York Times' will want to watch us.

I believe only foreigners should run for president...Face it, the presidency is a lousy job. And who does lousy jobs we don't want anymore better than foreigners?

As a loyal American and I think a patriotic American, no, I don't want Sarah Palin to be president.

If people want go-along, get-along politics, I am not their guy.

People want results. I call it 'results oriented conservatism,' R.O.C. because that's what people want out of government.

Remember chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's callous enjoinder 'you never want a serious crisis to go to waste'? This White House is a serious crisis.

Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'

Here's what I've found in Louisiana: The voters want to know what you believe, what you stand for, and what you plan to do, not what shade your skin is.

Peace through strength works. We've got the greatest military in the world. I want them to dominate any potential conflict.

Everybody wants to manage me; management is a touchy situation.

I meet regularly with my staff to ensure they are aware of what I want, but also to make sure they have the chance to influence the process and use all of their knowledge to help prepare the group.

If Donald Trump is one thing, he's a disruptive force who has never met a tradition and precedent that he doesn't want to disrupt.

I'm optimistic. I really believe people in power want to do the right thing.