Quotes About Leadership

No one can deny, in face of the evidence, that it is easy, given military power, to produce a population of fanatical lunatics. It would be equally easy to produce a population of sane and reasonable people, but many governments do not wish to do so, since such people would fail to admire the politicians who are at the head of these governments.

Humans should not worship other humans at all, but if they must do so it is better that the worshipped ones do not occupy any positions of political power.

Thomas Jefferson said, "I tremble for my country when I remember that god is just.

I can think of a handful of priests and bishops and rabbis and imams who have put humanity ahead of their own sect or creed.

The people who must never have power are the humorless.

When intellectuals and artists withdraw from the fray, politicians feel safer.

The mightiest kings have had their minions; Great Alexander loved Hephaestion, The conquering Hercules for Hylas wept; And for Patroclus, stern Achilles drooped. And not kings only, but the wisest men: The Roman Tully loved Octavius, Grave Socrates, wild Alcibiades.

Is not all the power on Earth bestowed on us {the Pope}, even if we wanted to, can do no wrong?

USUMCASANE: To be a king, is half to be a god.

The Emperor decided to make a proclamation to his troops about the importance of compassion in the face of the rising tide of heinous fuckery and political weaselocity in the nearby kingdom of the United States.

The three jewels of Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership.

I'm feeling full of tiny princes, bustling to get out into the world and start plotting against one another.

You're the one with almost an MBA, Barry, the short balding one, said to Lash. You should know what to do. They don't cover what to do with a dead hooker, Lash countered. That's a whole different program. Political science, I think.

The Emperor decided to make a proclamation to the troops about the importance of compassion in the face of the rising tide of heinous fuckery and political weaselocity in the nearby kingdom of the United States.

A death that results from your actions is basically killing someone, unless you're a politician, right?

The key to retaining their respect was to find out what they wanted to do, then tell them to do it.

Isolate 'em. That's why all your loony-toon cult guys have to get their people out in the boonies somewhere where no one can talk any sense into 'em. Just

I want to be Moses." "You can't." "Why not?" "I have the stick." "Oh.

The Beta Male is seldom the strongest or the fastest, but because he can anticipate danger, he far outnumbers his Alpha Male competition. The world is led by Alpha Males, but the machinery of the world turns on the bearings of the Beta Male.

The Beta Male is seldom the strongest or the fastest, but because he can anticipate danger, he far outnumbers his Alpha Male competition. The

Change comes through action. Balthasar once said to me, "There's no such thing as a conservative hero.

The world is led by Alpha Males, but the machinery of the world turns on the bearings of the Beta Male.

The three jewels of the Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership.

Alpha Males may lead the armies of the world, but it's the Betas who actually get the shit blowed up.