Quotes About Leadership

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"Women's rights will not go back to the Dark Side!" —Ruth Vader Ginsburg

If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings.

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time...

A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation.

...even the best worker cannot beat a bad system...

Martin Luther King represents a voice, a vision, and a way... I am convinced that the whole future of America depends on how seriously we take this voice, this vision, and this way.

Apathy among the Negroes themselves is also a factor. Even where polls are open to all, Negroes have shown themselves too slow to exercise their voting privileges. There must be a concerted effort on the part of Negro leaders to arouse their people from their apathetic indifference... In the past, apathy was a moral failure. Today, it is a form of moral and political suicide.

We have King as our tomorrow.

To lead by example is difficult when you're a follower of fear.

George Washington is the only president who didn't blame the previous administration for his troubles.

Anybody who wants to rule the world should try to rule a garden first.

Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.

Women belong in the house — and the Senate.

The great teacher inspires — the others merely instruct.

Just remember, there's a right way and a wrong way to do everything and the wrong way is to keep trying to make everybody else do it the right way.

Everybody likes to hear it straight from the boss, even if you are going to get fired.

Work hard, enrobe yourself in velvet hope, and rule your world!

Those who tell the stories rule society.

I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that make people feel safe and cared for.

Your people are a mirror of your attitude. If you have a poor attitude, you can't expect your people to be upbeat.

Your attitude is contagious.

You must be the change you want to see in the world.