Quotes About Leadership

If we go to the 1940s, Nazi Germany - look, we saw it in Britain. Neville Chamberlain told the British people: Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.

We cannot gamble with American lives. I will not gamble with American lives.

We must make the government accept that at a time when we are expected to look ahead, we cannot afford to start discriminating against our own people in the name of 'ethos.'

The United States will always be a global leader, and we need to actively engage the international community to make sure all citizens of the world live freely and equally under their country's rule of law. We cannot, however, afford to fight other nations' wars interminably or stabilize their regions.

We cannot wait for the next Kennedy to set us on our path to the stars.

As much as I reiterate my affection for Elon, there is nothing Elon does that we cannot do.

I believe Jeremy Corbyn getting his hands on power is a risk we cannot afford to take.

We have two political parties in this country; we cannot have one of them be abandoned to complete nutcases. We've got to have two good political parties.

We cannot ever accept a government that thinks they can get away with tiny targets on climate which they then don't achieve.

We cannot keep gapping units where we need a good strong NCO or staff NCO and he's not there. They've got to have the right technical, the right leadership qualifications for the billet.

Both the country, and my party, are beset with division. We cannot bring the country back together unless the party of government is united, and the party cannot unite if it is led from its fringes.

We cannot pretend that Messi will solve all the problems. He cannot carry everything on his shoulders.

When facing a national crisis, we cannot allow a political vacuum to exist.

It will take leaders at all levels to condemn those who gladly call themselves white supremacist and Nazis. We cannot let them feel empowered. They must know they have no safe harbor here - in our commonwealth or in our country.

If we are to retain our position as the world's leading superpower, we must maintain our influence and diplomatic relationships. We cannot do that if we become known for abandoning our allies and reneging on our promises.

We are in a phase of democratization. We are constructing a democracy. We cannot construct a democracy with irritants.

We cannot continue leaving teachers behind but expecting them to lead the way for our children.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

People think because I'm a nice person I'm a weak person. But I don't think being nice means you don't know how to take tough decisions.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

Machiavelli taught me it was better to be feared than loved. Because if you are loved they sense you might be weak. I am a man of the people and help them but it is important to do so through strength.

You can be a control freak only when you have weak people around you.

Being nice doesn't necessarily mean you're weak. You can be nice and be strong at the same time. That's a character trait that we need more in Washington.

When governments become weak, troubles are certain to erupt.