Quotes About Leadership

Waterloo is a battle of the first rank won by a captain of the second.

These two halves of God, the Pope and the emperor.

Babylon violated diminishes Alexander; Rome enslaved diminishes Caesar; massacred Jerusalem diminishes Titus. Tyranny follows the tyrant. Woe to the man who leaves behind a shadow that bears his form.

I liked it so much, I bought the company.

An entrepreneur assumes the risk and is dedicated and committed to the success of whatever he or she undertakes.

Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.

I am not a dictator, I have only simplified democracy.

When you're growing up, it's always nice to have someone you can relate and look up to. I'm proud of how I conduct my business and how I have accomplished all that I have accomplished, and hope that I can be a positive influence on not only the Mexican community but also young boxers and people all around the world.

There are times when democracy can be a disadvantage. There is an often-recounted and many-versioned story of the mercurial Doug Scott on K2. All versions end with Doug disagreeing with the others, who suggest that the matter be put to the vote. 'You know, youth,' replied Doug, 'democracy is a bit of a failure if you end up having to vote on it.

In England and France, they executed their kings some centuries ago, but we were late with ours.

There are plenty of Marxist-Leninist textbooks about taking power; but there are none about giving it up.

The so-called dictatorship of the proletariat is really the dictatorship over the proletariat by the party and even by individual persons.

For lack of anything better... it is the failure of others that makes for the strength of the fühers. When there's no worthwhile banner, you start to march behind worthless ones.

If Congress refuse to listen to and grant what women ask, there is but one course left then to pursue. What is there left for women to do but to become the mothers of the future government?

I found bossing other people about such a delightful novelty that I had to remind myself of Lord Acton's famous axiom about its tendency to corrupt.

Lincoln, considering a Cabinet nominee: "He is a Radical without the petulance and fretfulness of many radicals.

Talent is one thing, personality and attitude is everything!

I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on.

Never follow the crowd in what you do; the crowd has never produced anything of lasting quality, value or beauty.

I do what I do out of pure enjoyment. Hopefully, nobody does it better. There's a beauty to making a great deal. It's my canvas. And I like painting it.

The beauty of golf, you're in charge out here.

My pitch is very simple. I'm Theresa May and I think I'm the best person to be prime minister of this country.