Quotes about Responsible Leadership

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved.

Many men cry Peace! Peace! but they refuse to do the things that make for peace.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

A leader has to lead otherwise he has no business in politics.

Populist promises to reverse every tough decision are nothing but empty rhetoric, irresponsible leadership, and bad politics. They are not the solution to Ireland's problems.

It is better to be making the news than taking it, to be an actor rather than a critic.

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.

Measure a person by what they do with power.

The question is not how to get good people to rule; THE QUESTION IS: HOW TO STOP THE POWERFUL from doing as much damage as they can to us.

Effective leaders are willing to use power and authority, but they're doing it in the service of the collective good, as opposed to self-aggrandizement.

The good governor should have a broken leg and keep at home.

The higher our position the more modestly we should behave.

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.

Entrepreneur, make today count and but don't let the day count you.

There is no qualification for government, but virtue and wisdom, whether actual or presumptive. . . . Every thing ought to be open; but not indifferently to every man.

When we thus rule ourselves, we have the responsibilities of sovereigns, not of subjects. We must never exercise our rights either wickedly or thoughtlessly; we can continue to preserve them in but one possible way, by making the proper use of them.

What we must do is to sit down together as reasonable people and make our government do what is right, and stop doing what may be wrong-headed or wasteful.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

The war is not planned. I don't believe that any responsible person plans it. But it's thought as possible.

As a responsible citizen and a role model to a certain section of people, I need to use every available platform to reach out to the impressionable sections of our country.

China will continue to play its part as a major and responsible country.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.