Quotes About Leadership

How to Think about Vladimir Putin." The latter defends the Russian dictator

taking on the role not only of instructor but of trusted elder, guide, coach, leader, and perhaps sometimes friend.

Today he is heralded as the architect of the modern presidency, as a world leader who boldly reshaped the office to meet the needs of the new century and redefined America's place in the world.

The best way to keep a nation down is to silence their leadership," Jack said.

You go first," Joe told Tory. "Wait in the parking lot for the rest of us." Tory and Sweatshirt set off, threading their way around the tables and the silent customers. Davy grinned at her when she got to the door. She went out into the parking lot, and as the other customers filed out—there were perhaps thirty of them—they formed an orderly double line in front of her. She felt a little like the last baritone in a church choir.

People who command respect are never as widely known as people who command attention. For

The essence of good government is trust.

Whether working with an organization or going forward alone, youth from preteens to young adults often spark action for change. In other words, they take seriously the old motto "Don't Just Stand There, Do Something!

There are 4 kinds of people on the planet. There are foot soldiers, the people who tell the foot soldiers to do, double agents, then there are the ones who have to deal with the first three just to walk outside to live there lives to be who they are.

Why, if one were Queen, would one ever want to marry? If one is ruler, is it not better to both King and Queen? That is exactly what a woman can do if she remains without a mate.

I used it to save the lives of my men." That

The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been. -

To launch a business means successfully solving problems. Solving problems means listening. - Richard Branson

The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest is to respond. But the hardest thing is to initiate.

When we step into the leading role of our own life, rather than continue to play supporting roles in others, we are energized and vitalized. Work is no longer drudgery. It becomes fun, meaningful, productive, and often profitable.

Don't try to save the whole galaxy yourself. Believe me, it doesn't work." -Luke Skywalker

Both Merkel and Obama read Yuval Harari's somewhat ponderous Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind for pleasure. And though their tastes are widely different, both find escape and relaxation in music.

As we shall see, for the rest of her life, the Shoah—as she [Angela Merkel] has always referred to the Holocaust—would be central to her leadership and to her conviction that Germany's debt to the Jewish people was permanent.

Greg Berlanti, David Nutter, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim are the people I wanted to work with. They're smart, they're funny, they're cool, they're edgy.

self-confidence is the most important characteristic of successful people.

I am proud of the President's leadership. I am proud to support him in saying: Yes, we are going to do what is necessary now when it is less painful and less expensive.

The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.

Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on the verge of retirement, we need to take action to shore up the system.

A person who wants to live a fun and easy-going life should not become the manager of a company.