Quotes About Leadership

Leaders play a unique role in periods of crisis and chaos. Because if you don't, you're not going to harness the power of all the people behind you.

As a manager, you manage a team and there are good periods where there are good feelings in the group.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

One of the perks of being the founder is that you get to build the company in your image.

Working with a female director has great perks.

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

The permanent power brokers of this city are the columnists.

I never believed that my service in the U.S. Congress should become a permanent career.

Within the narrow confines of Permanent Washington - the journalists, lobbyists, and congressional lifers who are the city's avatars of centrism and continuity - Ford is considered the beau ideal of American leadership.

Today, campaigning isn't an 'interruption' but a permanent condition. Indeed, if you are a successful campaigner, it's expected you'll be a successful president.

Frankly, I want to be in government with Caroline Lucas, not against her - and certainly not in permanent opposition.

When you're taking the country through difficult times and difficult decisions you've got to take the country with you. That means permanently trying to make the argument that what you're doing is fair and seen to be fair.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

I want the least number of decision makers. We want to empower people to get more things done and also give permission to question orthodoxy.

The U.N. can meet and discuss, but we don't need their permission.

Lead by example. Women often wait for permission instead of acting, and I try to encourage bold action.

I often ask people what I did wrong in the last meeting, because then others feel they have permission to own their mistakes, too.

Permit me to be immodest, but I did something for this country.

I will not permit anyone to put chaos and disorder in the country under any pretext.

Something to keep in mind, whether you adore Obama or Trump: Drooling toadyism is not a good look on either side, and it paves the way for evil. Because while hate can drive people to do many things, love permits leaders to do all things - none of them good.

I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world.

I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.

There is a common and persistent belief out there that entrepreneurship is about creativity - that it's about having a great idea. But it's not, really. Entrepreneurship isn't about creativity. It's about organization-building - which, in turn, is about people.

A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.