Quotes About Leadership

Whoever heard of a revolution of fat men?

slightly. "It seems we have to get rid of Ben—and quickly." "Could Dean Cullane have

next to the Bible more great men had read Plutarch than any other book.

You must remember, my friend, that if we leave the governing to others, then others will govern, and possibly not as we would like. In a country such as this, none of us is free of responsibility.

When you and Sakim chose to come with me I accepted responsibility for your lives. I became no longer a free agent. Unless one is at heart a rascal, I think he becomes a little better in many ways by assuming leadership.

reasoning now. I plan to get them to sit down

Some men are gifted to paint, some to write, and some to lead men. For me it was always to e this, not to kill men, although in the years to come I was to kill more than I liked, but to command such situations as this.

that to think great thoughts you must be heroes as well as idealists.

The mob was made up of the refuse of every class: disempowered aristocrats, disillusioned intellectuals, gangsters, denizens of the underworld. They were people who believed that the respectable world was a conspiracy to deny them what they were owed; they were embodiments of the politics of resentment. Arendt thought that the leadership of totalitarian movements came from this group.

Now come to the front of the line where you belong.

And the next time I tell you to do something, I expect you to do it without questioning my authority. If it's too much trouble for you to fill a canteen, I'll give you a shovel. You can dig the hole, and the Caveman can fill your canteen.

Mr. Kidswatter's

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Men seldom do, for when women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do.

Women have been called queens a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.

Poor Hannah was the first to recover, and with unconscious wisdom she set all the rest a good example, for with her, work was panacea for most afflictions.

for when women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do. Then they act upon it, and, if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel half the credit of it. If it fails, they generously give her the whole.

Yes, and when I have my flock, I'll just point to you, and say 'There's your model, my lads'.

Who are your heroes? asked Jo. Grandfather and Napoleon.

After a while, I asked who was in charge. Phil said God. I said that was the most terrifying thing I'd ever heard and he said, Yeah, me too. That's why I bought the Bushmaster.

Already a mature businessman, he relied on Andrews only as a technician and assumed control of all other aspects of the business.

While Rockefeller communicated with his subordinates in genteel fashion, discussing muscular tactics with unctuous euphemisms, his colleagues were less restrained and gloried in their brutal shenanigans.

William Avery Rockefeller possessed the dash and virility that every young boy dreams of in a father.

Washington chose Wayne to lead a picked force of 1,350 infantry to mount a surprise raid against the new British outpost at Stony Point. The commander sketched out a plan to scale the 150-foot-high cliff overhanging the river, prompting Wayne, according to legend, to boast, "I'll storm hell, sir, if you'll make the plans!"21 To which Washington retorted drily, "Better try Stony Point first, general.