Quotes About Leadership

The public is blaming the city officials, who in turn have to find someone else to blame. It's the nature of the beast. If the police, the politicians, can pass the buck on down the line, they will.

If a politician wins in a dirty way at election, he will sat in position and works with corruption.

Vote for the man who promises least he'll be the least disappointing.

One of the (many) problems with government is that they are usually so preoccupied with whether or not they can do something that they fail to consider whether or not they should.

Only a person who perceives that all human beings are important can become a great leader.

I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of interests.

In politics a straight line is the shortest distance to disaster.

In order to become the master the politician poses as the servant.

You know very well that whether you are on page one or page thirty depends on whether they fear you. It is just as simple as that.

A good businessman knows how to make a profit. An engineer makes sure it runs well. We need more leaders who are task oriented.

Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad get even.

No, I'm not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people.

I have a huge political interest. I just wish I had the courage to come into politics in India.

I admire people who come to politics because it takes a lot of courage to be in politics in India.

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important.

Indian democracy's greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics.

Populist promises to reverse every tough decision are nothing but empty rhetoric, irresponsible leadership, and bad politics. They are not the solution to Ireland's problems.

A politician is a person who can make waves and then make you think he's the only one who can save the ship.

Harold Wilson is going around the country stirring up apathy.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city it might be better to change the locks.

Merkel is an amazing woman, very experienced in international politics.

Unlike Churchill I have no plans to shape history. . . . Socrates gave advice - and they poisoned him.

They pick a president and then for four years they pick on him.

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