Quotes About Leadership

It is much more important to dig a half-buried crow out of the ground, he said, than to send petitions to a president.

Is a fool on the throne relieved of all responsibility merely because he is a fool?

Tous les hommes politiques d'aujourd'hui, selon Pontevin, sont un peu danseurs, et tous les danseurs se mêlent de politique, ce qui, toutefois, ne devrait pas nous amener à les confondre. Le danseur se distingue de l'homme politique ordinaire en ceci qu'il ne désire pas le pouvoir mais la gloire ; il ne désire pas imposer au monde telle ou telle organisation sociale (il s'en soucie comme d'une guigne) mais occuper la scène pour faire rayonner son moi.

Y llegó a la conclusión de que la cuestión fundamental no es: ¿sabían o no sabían? sino: ¿es inocente un hombre cuando no sabe?, ¿un idiota que ocupa el trono está libre de toda culpa sólo por ser idiota?

the main issue is whether a man is innocent because he didn't know. Is a fool on the throne relieved of all responsibility merely because he is a fool?

Man was not the planet's master, merely its administrator, and therefore eventually responsible for his administration.

Y llegó a la conclusión de que la cuestión fundamental no es: ¿sabían o no sabían?, sino: ¿es inocente el hombre cuando no sabe?, ¿un idiota que ocupa el trono está libre de toda culpa sólo por ser idiota?

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think.

The most harm of all is done when power is in the hands of people who are absolutely persuaded of the purity of their instincts-- and the purity of their intentions

The way you solve things is by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing.

Abraham Lincoln talked about a government of the people, by the people, for the people. What we now have is a government of the people, by the bureaucrats, including the legislators who have become bureaucrats, for the bureaucrats.

Politicians should be dedicated to the welfare of the people, but sometimes politics becomes like a game of chess, in which the sole aim is to stay on board as long as possible.

Saintly people not only are responsible for themselves, but for everyone.

When civic leaders are in love with their cities they are listened to; they are credible.

I think Donald Trump is now kind of in love with the idea of becoming president of the United States. I think he truly does believe that he can be the Republican nominee.

I love watching the Serengeti, the way lions live. The only way the king lion loses his crown is by somebody physically defeating him.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

We'd love to be involved with the creation of something very special, something quite large and something quite exciting.

I'd love to play basketball with the president, or throw the football around or something like that.

You can be a patriotic American and be a critic, but then you're not expressing that kind of love that we're used to from a president.

I have a great set of executive producers helping me out. I have a great cast and crew. AMC has been fantastic. I'd say it's everything I was doing before, just eighteen other jobs. I love it.

We would love to have Gary down here. He's still tenacious on defense, and I know he still wants [a title]. And I'm the only guy in the world who can get him one.

Peyton Manning is a true leader. A legend. I love the way he is always in control. You never see him too frustrated, never see him too happy.

I love directing - it's always so involving, so challenging.