Quotes About Leadership

The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do.

Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

Islam is politics or it is nothing.

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here.

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when you're in charge.

Presidents are selected, not elected.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.

The political philosophy of black nationalism means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community; no more.

The ones that you're calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

I'm not really a fan of, like, rock stars, movie stars, people like that. I like politics.

We got a lot of politicians up there on Capital Hill. Ain't it funny how they prosper while the country stands still?

In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one.

It will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe: Europe will be united by the Chinese.

The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.

Every country has the government it deserves.