Quotes About Leadership

The State has a superfluity of testicles, Peersa said with no particular emphasis.

One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better

Retreat, hell! We're just attacking in the opposite direction! - U.S. Marine Corps commander,  Changjin Reservoir, Korea

Hindmost? A head turned back. Sometimes there's no point in giving up.

Do we have the manhood in the Senate to stand up to a challenge of that kind?" The

True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.

And I want you to know, Max said kindly to him, I don't hold you in any way responsible. Lysander frowned. For what? For sending me an assistant who wanted to take over New York with the help of a virgin-raping,mundane-eating demon. Lysander stiffened. I am not 'in any way responsible' for that! You did authorize the assignment, I reminded him. Well, I— I— Lysander cleared his throat. The decision was made at headquarters. All I did was sign the standard paperwork.

Why is everything always my decision? I asked. Because you will not tolerate anything else. Oh, I remembered now. Great, I whispered. - Anita to Jean-Claude

What did they think I was going to do, steal a body? If I wanted to, I could empty the damn place and get every corpse to play follow the leader. Perhaps that was why I needed watching. Perhaps. --Anita Blake

I worry that when you start quoting Machiavelli to justify your actions, you have ceased to be one of the good guys. No, quoting Nietzsche does that. Machiavelli is just cool.

When you dance with the devil, it might as well be a devil who can give you your own corner of hell to rule.

You may be a manipulative bastard sometimes, but you are our manipulative bastard.

Every ruler should strive for his people to love him. But if they cannot love you, then make them fear you. Love is better, but fear will do the job.

It's better to be loved than feared, but if you can't be loved, then fear will do.-Dino quoting Machiavelli

No such thing as a hard woman, Memphis,just soft men. With that, I turned, and the others followed me.

I worry that when you start quoting Machiavelli to justify your actions, you have ceased to be one of the good guys.

One of the many reasons that Padma will always be a secondary power on the Council is his belief that all power must be taken, that all power must come through fear. True power comes when others offer it to you and you merely accept it as a gift, not as the spoils of some personal war.

Make them fear you. Machiavelli said it nearly six hundred years ago, but it's still true. Every ruler should strive for his people to love him. But if they cannot love you, then make them fear you. Love is better, but fear will do the job.

them. "I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to leave. I'll gather everyone up, and we'll leave you and your men alone. I'd put a sign above St. Louis for all the hired thugs, if I could." "What would it say?" I asked. "Here is a bigger motherfucker than you are." Jacob

Dolph didn't ask for your opinion unless he was prepared to act upon it. He was a good boss.

Lead me, really lead me, or get the hell out of my way! -Anita Blake

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It has been my experience that if you have the responsibility of leadership, you might as well have the jewelry to go with it.

The next day, Magellan gave the order to weigh anchor. The ships fired a salvo of cannon that reverberated among the splendid dark green mountains, gray ravines, and azure glaciers of the strait, and the armada set sail once again, heading west, always west.