Quotes About Leadership

The principles that should guide American foreign policy are simple: the world is safer when America leads, only strength ensures peace and freedom, and America must stand with its allies and challenge its adversaries.

I would never try to motivate anyone to follow me. I would motivate him to follow certain principles.

I think it's scary that that our elected officials aren't operating under the principles of human rights, under the principles that this government and this country was founded on.

When Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric, he was able to produce record growth year after year by using a few simple principles relentlessly. The system of management he used was called differentiation.

A Louisiana politician can't afford to let his animosities carry him away, and still less his principles, although there is seldom difficulty in that department.

Business principles are only as good as the practices that back them up.

I don't compromise my principles for politics.

There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business principles to my philanthropic work so that maximum value is given to the causes I support.

I don't believe you outsource your convictions and principles to people.

The ruler who possesses methods of government does not follow the good that happens by chance but practices according to necessary principles. Law, methods, and power must be employed for government: these constitute its 'necessary principles.'

We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles.

If I can help create an environment where the principles that I believe in can be implemented - to me, that's fulfilling.

I want to find the candidates who understand the principles of American exceptionalism and have the character, the courage, and the confidence to actually lead the greatest nation in the world.

We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

I'm trying to encourage my children's generation and the other ones coming to return to basic American principles.

George W. Bush is not preoccupied with his legacy - nor with his popularity. He never has been. He has always led based on core conviction and strong principles and has believed that time and distance would allow for context.

I liked the military life. They teach you self-sufficiency early on. I always say that I learned most of what I know about leadership in the Marine Corps. Certain basic principles stay with you - sometimes consciously, mostly unconsciously.

I think the best thing that can happen to the Republican Party is that it is identified as a party organized around a set of principles, ideals and ideas for our future.

If principles don't determine what you are going to pass or do, then power will.

As conservatives, we know our principles, and we also know the best ideas do not always come from Washington.

I very much admire Uri Ariel. I think he's a man of principles, and effective, and I love him.

One of the problems the Republican Party has had is that we're too fast to compromise. You can compromise on the little stuff, but you can't compromise on your core principles.

Throughout my career, I have lived by the principles of personal honor and professional integrity.