Quotes About Leadership

When Obama heralds another 'teachable moment,' it means he has already made an egregious rookie mistake.

On the set of 'Girlboss,' I had to keep introducing myself as the show runner - literally, 'Hi, I'm the boss' - to a lot of my crew. My first AD said, 'Why do you keep doing that?' I said, 'Because I get mistaken for an extra.'

You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.

It is much easier to get over your mistakes when you know you have the confidence of your manager and your team-mates.

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

Basically, as a leader, I try not to make any mistakes, because there's a lot of people watching even though you don't think so.

I left Gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness.

You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.

It's great being your own boss, but then, you know, you make your own mistakes, you know, and you own them. You know, so it's empowering, and it's also humbling along the way.

Obama will learn from his mistakes.

I tell folks when I walk into a room, when I leave, you may not like me - you may not agree with me - but by golly, you will not misunderstand where I am. I get things done.

I want to use the good name of my father George Bush to build a better relationship between the U.S. and China. There are so many misunderstandings and there is a lot to do.

I want to use but not misuse my position as President of the General Assembly.

Make sure there are lots of Harvard M.B.A.s working for MIT Ph.D.s in the future.

You know, you should really look at where Mitt has led his life, and where he's been financially. He's a very generous person. We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind of person that is trying to hide things, or do things? No.

I was governor of Kansas when Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts.

At the end of the day, Mitt Romney and Ann Romney are two fine people.

In the end, that's what it comes down to with Mitt Romney. He's running as the non-Barack Obama.

I was a Mitt Romney Republican because he was pro-business.

I think we know enough now to know that Donald Trump is doing the same kinds of things that Jeb Bush would have done or Marco Rubio would have done or Mitt Romney would have done.

When you try to build a team, you need a mix of talent.

It's important to have the right mix of experience and youth.

Every president inherits a mixed bag when he comes to office, and Obama's was hardly the worst.