Quotes About Leadership

There is no substitute for a clear vision and a decisive direction.

In politics, victory is never total.

I'm asking the American people to rise above the noise and the clutter of our broken politics.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.

Symbols mean a lot in politics. They indicate a will and create new realities.

Young people need to re-engage with politics. The life of democracy depends on it. We've left it to the stuff shirts, and obviously they haven't been minding the store.

You can't have a discussion about politics without mentioning Ronald Reagan.

The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics.

The news of any politician's death should be listed under Public Improvements.

Rome had senators too, and that is why it declined.

It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money.

I describe in 'Chimpanzee Politics' how the alpha male needs broad support to reach the top spot. He needs some close allies and he needs many group members to be on his side.

There aren't many idealists in politics.

In Washington, when you're a leader, you have to put aside partisan politics to do what's right for the people.

A statesman makes the occasion, but the occasion makes the politician.

By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.

I didn't -- I swear I didn't -- get into politics to feather my nest or feather my friends' nests.

I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times.

It's been a hard lesson for me , but contrary quite frankly to what is a common practice in politics, I can tell from my own experience, it is better to stay away from personalities.

As I have said, the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible.

I could say much about politics, our only entertainment here, but you would not care a fig about that.

I think that sports, particularly football, gave me an opportunity to be out front, to be a leader, which helped me later on, when I got into politics.

Politics is largely the process of taking credit and putting the blame on others - regardless of what the facts may be.

Politics is a delicate business. I understand that well. But if a party is not willing to stand up for what is right, does it deserve to win back control of the government?