Quotes About Leadership

I'm only 24, which is still young, but I don't think of myself as one of the young lads anymore. I suppose that's how people have always seen me. But there comes a time when you have to take extra responsibility.

I think as an older player, there's a kind of natural responsibility or natural role to go around the lads and say a few things. I had it when I came into the team; when you look to the older boys in certain situations to see what they say, see how they act, and see what they expect.

Raheem Sterling is a role model to a lot of young lads coming through.

I want to be the kind of footballer who is willing to help out the young lads, even if it is only in a small way.

It's hard to put your shoulders back and say, 'right lads, let's win this game,' when we're not actually winning anything.

President of the United States is you know, our boss, so you know, the President and the First Lady are kinda like the Mom and the Dad of the country. And when your Dad says something you listen.

When you're a man, you want to make decisions for your family, and sometimes the lady doesn't see what you see.

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.

When you become first lady, it's like, 'O.K., now what do you do?'

The life of the President's First Lady would not have been for me. And I don't know how I would have been as a housewife.

Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to have a career of their own.

It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious.

It's a lot of fun to just say to people, proudly, 'I get to play the First Lady.' It's just fun to say.

The first lady must be a leader. She must not be a follower.

I'm all for having an empowered first lady who can really use that position to improve conditions, be a role model and make change.

The First Lady has a lot of power. I hope Hillary Clinton realizes that.

We're never gonna have a nice lady run for president.

A lot of what I do around Houston is to find ways to lift people through literacy. It's become part of our family culture. Everyone in our family has found some way and capacity to serve. You don't necessarily need to be President or First Lady to serve and help.

If Europe does not return to the path of common sense, it will find itself laid low in a battle for its fate.

Karnataka was known for its good governance. After the BJP came to power, they laid the foundation for bad administration.

I have never laid a brick in my life. But my people have laid more bricks than anybody else put together. Because I know how to pay.

The vision that we laid out in 2004 was designed, at best, for a 10-year period. And it was pretty clear that the vision that we laid out in 2004 by the time we arrived in 2010-11 was not working anymore.