Quotes About Leadership

Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.

In all the things I've gone through as a politician, I have seen that in this system it is really very difficult to make any headway without being somehow tainted. And let me say, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.'

Do we want someone as secretary of state that is somehow tainted in this Benghazi issue?

I will rebuild the people's trust in government and create a stable foundation for Taiwan's future development.

People movements have heralded a new era of Taiwan politics.

We recognize Taiwan as the beacon of Asian democracy.

A more consistent and sustainable relationship with China will be a core goal of my administration. That requires open channels of communication, both with China's leadership and the Taiwanese people.

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

There's no map for you to follow and take your journey. You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker.

I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

I could never take orders from anyone.

When placed in command, take charge.

I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You've got to just stand there and take it.

I prefer to find craftspeople I can be colleagues with and who take an area of responsibility and run with it.

A big reason why you take a chance on a 34-year-old who has bags of experience, is a great player is to pass that on to your younger players.

Charter laws do something really important. They give educators the freedom and flexibility that they need to attain results. But we also have to invest a lot in the leadership pipeline to take advantage of that freedom and flexibility.

Bill Bradley is a serious politician and if Al Gore stumbles seriously, then Bradley is there to take advantage of that.

Being a mentor and a leader, I've always urged guys, if you're ever allowed to be a free agent, to take advantage of that opportunity.

With Biden, who knows if he even knows what he's saying. The last thing we need is for our adversaries to take advantage of how little control he has over his own faculties.

If you don't take care of the people doing the heavy lifting, they will burn your castle down.

Those who serve as ministers can be compared to hands: reaching up, they take care of the head; reaching down, they take care of the feet.

When you a ghetto star, when you a hood star, you gonna take care of your grandmother, your mother. When you on that next level, you gotta take care of the city, the streets.