Quotes About Leadership

In battle, discipline beats numbers nine times of every ten.

It is a terrible thing we contemplate, a vile thing. Yet we who presume to rule must do vile things for the good of the realm, howevermuch it pains us.

Or do you mean to rule over a realm of seals and otters?" She gave a rueful laugh. "Otters might be easier to rule than men, I grant you. And seals are smarter.

her son upon his throne. When the lion falls the lesser beasts move in: the jackals and the

When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.

At the least, they will say … this last thing … this I did right. You won't fail me. You'll rule now. You'll hate it, worse than I did … but you'll do well.

what good is it to wear a crown? The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike.

Los príncipes nunca llegan tarde. Si otros están antes que ellos, es porque han llegado demasiado pronto.

Where the king goes, the realm follows -Catlyn Stark-

When I went to Catholic high school in Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football and basketball. He took all of us who turned out and had us run through a forest. The ones who ran into the trees were on the football team.

Even the truest knight cannot protect a king against himself

The hand of the king was the second-most powerful man in the Seven Kingdoms. He spoke with the king's voice, commanded the Kings army's, drafted the king's laws. At times he even sat upon the Iron Throne to dispense king's justice, when the king was absent, or sick, or otherwise indisposed. Robert was offering him a responsibility as large as the realm itself. It was the last thing in the world he wanted.

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking.

Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.

A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.

A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

When in doubt, ATTACK!