Quotes About Leadership

I've been around in public life for a long time. I think people know what I stand for. They know that I have strong convictions, committed principles and I'm prepared to stand up for them.

I'll bet most of the companies that are in life-or-death battles got into that kind of trouble because they didn't pay enough attention to developing their leaders.

When men are able to influence so many others through their life and their example, they do not die.

No matter what the realm of leadership – the home, the workplace, the church, or the community – the vision is crucial. Leaders must funnel their faith into action so that life-changing results.

Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

The higher you go in a company, the less oxygen there is, so supporting intelligent life becomes difficult.

He couldn't put on a coaching session to save his life. I've spoken to people about him and he can barely lay out cones.

I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model!

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.

Let others lead small lives, but not you

They know how to think. From the Arabs I have learned one thing: if you are led by Authority, that means you are led by a halter.

There are very few people on top of life, and the rest of us don't like them very much.

I'm interested in making a path instead of following a trail, and that's what I want to do in life - in everything I do.

The greatest honor that has come to me, and that can ever come to me in my life, is to be Grand Master of Masons in Missouri.

I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.

You know, I've spent my entire life time separating the Right from the kooks.

Ive been fortunate to be short my entire life. Theres only one position Ive ever had to play, and thats point guard. So Ive always had to be that leader. And that was my job: you know, to talk.

This is the only leadership life I get, my one and only shot at following God the way I feel him prompting me to do so. This isn't some pre-game warm-up. It's the game, and the clock is ticking!

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be the first.

A committee is the only known form of life with a hundred bellies and no brain.

Your Mentors in life are important, so choose them wisely

To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life

I've come to accept that the life of a frontrunner is a hard one, that he will suffer more injuries than most men and that many of these injuries will not be accidental.