Quotes About Leadership

Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate

Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.

The Bush administration is a paragon of wisdom.

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.

True wisdom for a general is vigorous determination.

I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone's tape recording what you say.

The smartest person in the room is never as smart as all the people in the room.

Scouting is a game for boys under the leadership of boys under the direction of a man.

Scoutmasters need to enter into boys' ambitions.

Scoutmasters need the capacity to enjoy the out-of-doors.

Great men have been among us; hands that penn'd And tongues that utter'd wisdom--better none

Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.

Success comes more quickly to the entrepreneur that follows his instincts rather than following the progress of his competitors.

No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise.

Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last.

If wisdom in government eludes us, perhaps courage could substitute-the moral courage to terminate mistakes.

Wisdom and courage make mutual contributions to greatness.

Leadership shows judgment, wisdom, personal appeal and proven competence.

Choice by the people themselves is not generally distinguished for its wisdom.

No one can hold absolute power for long, controlled power endures.

Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.

Management is nature's way of removing idiots from the productive flow.

Today it is difficult to find leaders who are independent of the forces that have brought us our problems: The Congress, the bureaucracy, the lobbyists, big business, and big labor.

When a king begins to act like a king, it is not long before someone else is king! Serving is a way we can place value on one another. A wise man is a server.