Quotes About Leadership

We have to do what we think is right, even though we may have to stand up to some loud voices in our own parties in order to get something done.

Although no one explicitly wants a president who could have a reliable fall back career in stand-up comedy, everyone shudders at the thought of a Rutherford B. Hayes or John Kerry.

Big successful corporations have established their own culture by the time you come along, so you have as high of a chance of changing their overall culture as you have of convincing the U.S. Marines to adopt the 'long-haired look' as their standard military haircut.

I don't claim any moral or ethical high ground, but I also have chosen not to run for public office. Shouldn't there be a higher standard of conduct for public officials?

I support the higher moral standard that this country has decided to hold itself to.

How can you expect something out of a young player on the ice when you treat him differently off the ice? I believe in certain acts or behaviors, and it's a standard for me that we're not going to be using anything against anyone.

Senator Jon Kyl has given all of the eventual candidates in this race an excellent model of how to best serve Arizona and the country. He's set the bar extremely high, and I'll do my best to meet that standard.

Every American president must be held to the highest standard. No president of any color should be given a free pass for screw-ups, lies or failure to keep a promise.

When Corporate America finds a Jayson Blair in its midst, the standard operating procedure is to circle the wagons and deny that any form of liability extends up the chain of command.

Paul Ryan is the gold standard for conservatism.

I'm not afraid to coach guys. But I am going to coach them to win, and I am going to hold them to a high standard.

The greatest impact you can have on people is never what you say but how you live... You set the standard with your actions. The words can come after.

Elected officials have always been held to a higher standard, as we should be.

To be able to know kids one day will want to be like me, I hold myself to a super high standard.

There's the gold standard, and then there's the purple-and-gold standard.

I learned early in my career that if you see something that is not to standard or not within the law, and you ignore it, you've set a new standard, and it's lower.

I was in the eighth standard and was selected as part of my school to meet Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

Boxing isn't just about fighting people, it's about being a standard bearer. You become a beacon for the people.

While I was a part of the movement Teach For Change, an NGO which focuses on training government primary and high school students in leadership skills and English language, I realized that the standard of facilities in government schools was very low.

Since the founding of our nation, our democracy has been the beacon of hope and the standard by which other countries look to.

I wanted to set a new standard for competitive bodybuilding.

It's easy to be patient because you have a guy in the room like Eli Manning who comes in every day, one of the first people in the building and one of the last ones to leave and he's been in the league as long as he has. So that's what it takes to continue to get better, and he sets the standard, and I need to reach it.

Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm.

The people I admire most are those doing outstanding things for the poorest children, such as Michael Wilshaw at Mossbourne academy, Dan Moynihan and all those at the Harris academies, and those at chains such as Ark and the Haberdashers, who are driving up standards in the poorest areas.