Quotes About Leadership

At least since 1947, the historical record seems to support a simple conclusion: If you want the American economy to grow, you ought to put a Democrat in the Oval Office.

The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice.

Caricatures created by politics never fit comfortably into the Oval Office.

My father taught us to serve with strength and clear-minded conviction, but to do so with humility, to work in the Oval Office on behalf of the American people with a servant's heart.

When choosing the president of the United States and the leader of the free world, your desire to have a beer with a candidate should be your last concern. Let's keep our president in the Oval Office and out of the bars.

What comes into the Oval Office are not the good or easy decisions. The easy decisions are made elsewhere. The things that make it to the Oval are always the hard ones.

When he entered the Oval Office - by fate, not by design - Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect, just as he knew he was not perfect when he left. But what president ever was?

There is nowhere I encounter greater understanding for Israel's existential issues than in the Oval Office.

National security looks different from the Oval Office than it does from a hotel room in Iowa.

Every president makes the Oval Office theirs.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

When I'd watch myself coaching, I'd say, 'Man, I look bad,' but I never felt I didn't have a sense of humor with the team. Maybe I was too over-the-top serious.

I was the girl who did everybody's homework, but I was also, like, student council president and yearbook editor and, like, all-around overachiever. Like, I'm disabled, but I can do anything.

Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another.

Real politics should work for the long-term and overall interests of the community.

I just think overall there's not as many female ministers than there are male ministers.

Someone who directs a film, they have to see the overall picture, and they have to get the best performances out of the actors.

I took on the role of CEO, which involves directing the Management Team and overall day-to-day operations of 500.

I think the NBA just, overall, when you need somebody to blame, the first person that you go to is the coach. But at the end of the day, you need the right players that match each other. Not just the best players. Chemistry helps.

I love Jim Tressel. I think he's a fabulous guy. He's overall been a strong example for all coaches.

Usually a captain will allow his bowler to set the field, while exercising overall control and maintaining the authority to step in if he sees fit.

I think, overall, the NBA and its players are really conscious about our role and what we do as role models.

I point out things on the floor that I see, so we can be successful as a team overall.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.