Quotes About Leadership

The entire purpose of the State of the Union Address is for the president to outline where we stand as a nation.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1989, Reagan and Thatcher displayed Churchillian magnanimity towards Gorbachev's broken nation. Relations were never better. There was no triumphalism.

In 26 years of delivering babies, I've always been interested in government and the state of the union.

It's humiliating for Barack Obama and, therefore, the United States to have American sailors held hostage during his final State of the Union.

It's unbearable to see the people betrayed time and again by politicians who don't keep their promises and by the technocrats at the European Union.

To restore our public schools, we must put an end to the selfish agenda of the union bosses.

When President Ronald Reagan negotiated some significant arms reduction deals with the then-Soviet Union, he was considered a real hero, someone who was advocating for peace.

One of the great things about unions is they're member driven and give us the great ability to both lead and follow at the same time.

They said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on public-sector unions and to reform a pension and health benefits system that was headed to bankruptcy. But with bipartisan leadership, we saved taxpayers $132 billion dollars over 30 years and saved retirees their pensions. We did it.

Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two don't trust the third one - the third one is the government. Both industry and unions feel the government is a talking organization and a spending organization.

Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions.

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.

I'm not going to stop beating up on the unions.

Some people called me a fascist. That's mostly over, but there will be more attacks from the unions.

The image of the unions is still not in tune with where we actually are, which is fifty-fifty men and women, with an increasing number of women at the top. I think it is changing, but I'm not complacent about this.

I recognize that as governor, my job is to sit on the other side of the table from the public sector unions and negotiate effectively on behalf of all the taxpayers of the state, including all of you.

We have to have a mayor who is going to be independent, particularly of our city labor unions, to ensure that the dollars that we have saved are reinvested back into our neighborhoods.

I think every acquisition is unique and different. The best strategy is to listen to the founders and follow their lead.

The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.

Baggio is a unique player. It should not surprise you that he gets the most press. But you must remember that it takes a full team to win.

Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume.

Avon is a unique place to work; we've got family-friendly policies. We have more senior women in high-level management than any other company; 46 percent of our officers are women.

I am a black woman, and I'm proud of that, but as a showrunner, I want to think about what makes me unique beyond my race.

The political, social, and spiritual impact of the life example set by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela might be measured in part by the profound and unique gestures made by people in different countries to honor his life upon learning of his death.