Quotes About Leadership

Treat employees like partners, and they act like partners.

Committee--a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.

A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.

During his eight years as president, at Camp David and in the White House screening room, Reagan watched 374 movies, an average of nearly one a week, though often more.

Bush might have gone for the idea a few years earlier, but he was tiring of Cheney's relentless hawkishness.

It must be nice to declare yourself an emperor or whatever, and have people hurl themselves all over the galaxy to do everything for you." "Can't be nice to have someone bring you your brother's corpse

Academics, think-tank executives, scientists, and high-level bureaucrats, as well as well-educated managers of major companies and their technical staff, are naturally attracted to the idea of a society ruled by professional experts with "enlightened" values—that is, by people much like themselves.10 This

Mais parce que je ne pense pas, dit Néron en se relevant. -Et qu'est-ce que tu fais alors? -Je gouverne.

A person who is quietly confident makes the best leader.

Regardless of where I am or what I am working on, there is always one thought on my mind: Who shows promise? Who shows up every morning? Who solves problems? Who thinks of something clever? These people are my future if I can involve and develop them.

He who would be free must strike the first blow.

That is why I believe that this coterie of vain mandarins and cowardly politicians stained the honor of my country forever, and I will never forgive them.

America can take many things, but she cannot take massive casualties. Saddam can. They don't matter to him.

One of the aspects of the genius of Franklin Delano Roosevelt was that, although a convinced Democrat, he was quite prepared to use talent wherever he found it.

He said that it was not his job to ensure that his soldiers died for their country. It was his job to make sure the other poor bastards died for theirs. Understand?

Don't forget your great guns, which are the most respectable arguments of the rights of kings.

They say that kings are made in the image of God. If that is what he looks like, I feel sorry for God.

Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization.

Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

Leaders get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged.

I am tired of ruling over slaves.

The prince is the first servant of his state.

An educated people can be easily governed.