Quotes About Leadership

Those who elected Hamas in Palestine did so on the basis of its political platform.

As an international batsman, I have to come out to bat under any situation. Sometimes a platform has been laid; on others, we have to build one. That's part of our job, and that's why international cricket is so challenging.

Being able to dedicate 100 per cent of my time to impacting more businesses without being operational, it just gives me a bigger platform.

It is important that we women use our position as a platform to influence for good.

We understand how to build and manage businesses that involve technology, engineering, and people at a large scale on a global platform.

As a responsible citizen and a role model to a certain section of people, I need to use every available platform to reach out to the impressionable sections of our country.

The biggest things I have are the platform that I have and influence.

There have been women who have pioneered and paved the way for me to be able to sit here and to have a platform. And it's my job and my duty to continue to push the boundary for equality on all spectrums.

As footballers we have a massive platform that we should be using way more than we actually are.

With great power comes great responsibility. These are platforms with hundreds of millions of people.

I don't think of myself as a powerful person. But I do use the platforms I have to make a difference in the world. Anyone who has a position where they can make a difference should use it.

The greatest honor of my life was to lead these men in my platoon, even though it was a war that I and they disagreed with.

I want to make sure I have a system that allows me to know that the platoon sergeant and platoon commander aren't going to move at the same time when we come back from deployment. That sounds pretty simple, but it's really about data.

China will continue to play its part as a major and responsible country.

If people are good off the pitch, of course on the pitch it will be easier to play.

Anytime you have a Pat Riley running things, calling the shots, you are not going to question things because he has been through it. He knows what it is all about and what it takes to win. All we have to do on our end is play basketball because we know the right calls and the right decisions are going to be made up top.

The most satisfying way to play basketball is when you can get the best out of everyone on the court.

I am a footballer. I know how to play football ,and I know how to manage projects in the area of football. This is what I want to limit myself to.

The big thing is to win, but to look at the long-term, you need one way to play, and the philosophy is not only to put 11 players on the pitch and play football.

Of course, when you play football yourself you can think you want to become a manager but it does not make you a good manager.

I don't play golf. I don't play basketball. I don't really like cards. I don't think anybody questions whether or not I have a role to play here. And so I think it is irrelevant whether the president wants to do that in some of his free time. What's really important is, when we have something to say, does he listen to us?

When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.

Before Liszt, a conductor was someone who just facilitated the performance, who would keep people together or beat the time, indicate the entries. After Liszt, that was no longer the case; a conductor was someone who shaped the music in an intense musical way, who played the orchestra as an instrument.

Nasser Hussain was skipper when I first played for England and a massive influence. He showed me a lot of faith.