Quotes About Leadership

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

Know the men who follow you and let them know you. Don't ask your men to die for a stranger.

Why did you make your people lambs, when the world is full of wolves.

Jon Snow had dreamed of leading men to glory just as King Daeron had, of growing up to be a conqueror. Now he was a man grown and the Wall was his, yet all he had were doubts. He could not even seem to conquer those.

When the gods are silent, lords and kings will make themselves heard.

Many good men have been bad kings, Maester Aemon used to say, and some bad men have been good kings.

It is hard to take orders from a man you laughed at in your cups,

When your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet. Elsewise no man will ever bend the knee to you

All kings must be butchers or meat.

Ned always said that the man who passes the sentence should swing the blade, though he never took any joy in the duty. But I would, oh, yes.

It seems to me that a queen who trusts no one is as foolish as a queen who trusts everyone.

The Queen Who Never Was; what did Viserys ever have that she did not? A little sausage? Is that all it takes to be a king? Let Mushroom rule, then. My sausage is thrice the size of his.

and Jon had ordered benches and tables brought in. Men with comfortable seats were more inclined to listen, Maester Aemon had once told him; standing men were more inclined to shout.

Edd, fetch me a block.

Lord Rodrik was seldom seen without a book in hand, be it in the privy, on the deck of his Sea Song, or whilst holding audience. Asha had oft seen him reading on his high seat beneath the silver scythes. He would listen to each case as it was laid before him, pronounce his judgment…and read a bit whilst his captain-of-guards went to bring in the next supplicant.

The sword was not the kingdom, he says.

Brother, you need never kneel to me again. We shall rule this realm together, you and I.

hard places breed hard men, and hard men rule the world.

Tell Khan Drogo that he has given me the wind.

When a wolf descends upon your flocks, all you gain by killing him is a short respite, for other wolves will come,

The only way to keep your people loyal is to make certain they fear you more than they do the enemy.

The Castle can be rebuilt, in time. It's not the walls that make a lord, it's the man. - Stannis Baratheon

A king had best know the names of his enemies, don't you think?

You each name yourself king, yet the kingdom bleeds and no one lefts a sword to defend it but my son.