Quotes About Leadership

I don't think we should run government based on economists' predictions.

When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it.

I prefer to be the captain of the ship, call the shots and be more creative.

I think what you'll find is overall, overwhelmingly, evangelicals would prefer me to Barack Obama.

Often, players at clubs I have been at have asked me for prayers or advice. I prefer to show them things rather than to say things; with my actions, not my words.

I prefer to be known as a leader for all the communities.

I'm not looking to... I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.

Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer to call it government leadership. My life has taken me to places where I have experiences that I think I can share. A lot of times, we see people who are career politicians. I'm not the conventional candidate, nor do I want to be.

Our leaders ranged from bad to extraordinary. But through it all, the GOP was the one party even vaguely amenable to limited-government conservatism, to at least some adherence to the Constitution over the social preferences of the moment, and to the constraints on government power that our Founding Fathers so cherished.

My predecessor, P. W. Botha, had an inner circle, and I did not like it. I preferred decisions to evolve out of cabinet discussions. That way, we achieved real co-ownership of our policies.

I don't like directing a lot of people. So trying to keep things really simple and elegant is my preferred way of working.

The Bible is pregnant with politics. You cannot read the Bible from Genesis through Revelation and go through too many chapters that are not involving politics.

I didn't want to get pregnant while commanding an assault helicopter company and, before I knew it, I was deployed and missed out on many of my childbearing years.

I do not believe that the people of Ontario judge their leaders on the basis of race, sexual orientation, colour or religion. I don't believe they hold that prejudice in their hearts.

Do I want to be premier? Yes, I do.

My first job as premier will be to go back to basics.

People can expect that from me as premier: If there's something to be done, something to be fixed, it'll happen.

If you win the Premier League it means you have managed the difficult moments of the season better than anyone else.

City are playing for first place in the Premier League, and that is what I want.

In the Premier League, the most important thing is not to give the team at the top of the table reasons to keep winning game after game.

I was attracted by the opportunity of managing in the Premier League.

I want to protect my club. I want to try to protect my players. I want to try to protect my fans. Also, I want to try to protect the Premier League.

In the Premier League, there are all the most important coaches in Europe, maybe the world.

You don't manage more than 900 games, mostly in the top half of the Premier League, if you haven't got something that enables you to cope with pressure.