Quotes about Trust And Guidance

Sometimes when somebody wants to take the lead it's nice to take a back seat.

When a child is out of control, he or she needs you, the parent, to make them feel safe.

I back people who I think will be seeking help and advice. These are the best entrepreneurs.

Make sure you are clear about the expectations your boss has for you.

And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.

Leaders create leaders. They arm their subordinates with intent. And then step out of the way.

Sincere students find sincere teachers, and sincere teachers find sincere students. The two go together like a box and its lid. (p. 108)

If you don't have your family behind you, supporting you and giving you advice when you need it, things can get very difficult.

I would say that my parents were supportive of me.

My parents were very supportive.

Under my tutelage you will be safe': the phrase is derived from 'me duce tutus eris' in Ovid's Ars Amatoria, with the literal meaning 'with me as a leader you will be safe'.

A circus is like a mother in whom one can confide and who rewards and punishes.

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

The child that never learns to obey his parents in the home will not obey God or man out of the home.

A true leader sticks up for his followers.

A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.

Friendship is not going to stand the pressure of greatly great guidance for quite extensive.

Trust your instincts above all else. They are byproducts of natural laws and do not sway to your whims, worries and wonders.

Friends are supposed to act like harbor boats—let you know if you're off course. But it ain't always possible…

Ike was like a giant umbrella. He absorbed what was coming down from above, shielded his commanders from higher authority, and about them to fight the war without excessive second-guessing.

Rice assumed her duty was to translate Bush's instincts and intuition into policy. Instincts and intuition are a poor substitute for reasoned analysis. [...] "He was feeling his way," said Cheney.

Perhaps the day will come, George thought, when I will listen to my father. For now though, how can I? He's my father.

That meant I could come back whenever I could manage it. And she was telling me to go. She knew the decision was too big a load for me to carry by myself. She knew me through and through. She had eyes in the back of her heart.