Quotes About Leadership

What I thought we ought to try to do in a book like this is to focus closely on Lincoln, himself, to see what he knew, how he knew it, how he came to make the decisions that he did, and how he implemented them.

Women, nowhere in the world, have the kind of important position in society in the amount that they ought to have.

Our country was founded by geniuses, but it's being run by idiots.

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.

When Donald Trump comes after any part of our community, he'll find 419,000 Minneapolitans and me standing squarely in his way. That's the kind of wall I can support.

If I am elected to Congress, I will put the interests of our community first, and I will actively seek input and respond to it.

I love what my dad taught me and modeled for me - not just with coaching but as a husband, as a father, as a teacher, as someone in our community that cared and worked to make things better. I watched my dad and learned a lot about a lot of things, not just basketball.

I will always be a voice of reason for our community, our state and our nation.

I wanted to stay home and go to Maryland because I'm really the man of my house. We lost our father when I was 14. Somebody had to be there, so I had to take it and put that on my shoulders.

We want to turn our inventory faster than our people.

Deloitte University is really about leadership development. Our people love it!

That's one of the best things about my job: I get to tell the world about the innovative and meaningful things our people are doing every day.

There are no limits to our future if we don't put limits on our people.

We as governors, whether we're Republican or Democrat, we really believe that we know what's best for our people. And in Arizona, and particularly we're very interested about natural resources.

I think I lead with empathy and connection to our people. I find that the most effective leadership style for me is to just talk and listen. It sounds simple, but it's so effective.

We play politics for the good of our people.

Instead of attacking and dividing our people, I'll be a governor laser-focused on creating opportunity for all Kentuckians. I'll expand growth industries like agritech and advanced manufacturing.

Instead of attacking and dividing our people, I'll focus on better paying jobs, career and skills training, and apprenticeships. And I'll always protect our miners and your health care.

We don't need union bosses to tell us how to take care of our people. We never have, and we never will in Mississippi.

The most important duty of government is to keep our people safe.

We have spent our time in government fixing the economy.

That's the fun part of being CEO. You can actually say, 'Hey, this is what we should be spending our time on,' and people get it.

Our world desperately needs real leadership.

Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. His life and leadership exemplify the highest courage, dignity, and dedication to human liberation.