Quotes About Leadership

A tribe is like a child," he said once, in that thin piping old-man's voice, which every day seemed more like a bird's—and then he coughed. When he recovered, he spoke again. "Yes, a tribe is like a child. You can show it the way by which it should grow up, and perhaps you can direct it a little, but in the end the child will go his own way, and so will the tribe.

A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.

When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.

Woman?" She chuckled. "Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man." Dany met his stare. "I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, khaleesi to Drogo's riders, and queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

A lion doesn't concern itself with the opinion of sheep.

Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them.

I swear to you, sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.

the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword." "...a ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.

All these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords and listen to their mothers.

And any man who must say 'I am king' is no true king at all.

The women are the strong ones, truly.

She was Daenerys Stormborn, the Unburnt, Khaleesi and queen, Mother of Dragons, slayer of warlocks, breaker of chains, and there was no one in the world that she could trust.

Man wants to be the king o' the rabbits, he best wear a pair o' floppy ears.

Jon wanted nothing more. No , he had to tell himself, those days are gone . The realization twisted in his belly like a knife. They had chosen him to rule. The Wall was his, and their lives were his as well. A lord may love the men that he commands, he could hear his lord father saying, but he cannot be a friend to them. One day he may need to sit in judgement on them, or send them forth to die.

Lord Snow wants to take my place now.' He sneered. 'I'd have an easier time teaching a wolf to juggle than you will training this aurochs.' 'I'll take that wager, Ser Alliser', Jon said. 'I'd love to see Ghost juggle.

A ruler needs a good head and a true heart," she famously told the king. "A cock is not essential.

Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less.

In a heartbeat, a thousand voices took up the chant. King Joffrey and King Robb and King Stannis were forgotten, and King Bread ruled alone. "Bread." they clamored. "Bread, Bread!

Free folk don't follow names, or little cloth animals sewn on a tunic," the King-Beyond-the-Wall had told him. "They won't dance for coins, they don't care how your style yourself or what that chain of office means or who your grandsire was. They follow strength. They follow the man.

I want to make my kingdom beautiful, to fill it with fat men and pretty maids and laughing children. I want my people to smile when they see me ride by, the way Viserys said they smiled for my father. (Daenerys)

The day will come when you need them to respect you, even fear you a little. Laughter is poison to fear.

I tell you this—Robert was never the same after he put on that crown. Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them up and they go to rust.

A crown should not sit easy on the head.

The Iron Throne will go to the man who has the strength to seize it.