Quotes About Leadership

Husbands and fathers, get on your knees before God and accept your place as head of your household. You are the prophet from God to your family. This is not a lightweight thing; it takes a commitment on your part to fulfill your responsibilities. Get yourself straight before God, then see to your children.

If one bird foraging in a flock on the ground suddenly takes off, all other birds will take off immediately after, before they even know what's going on. The one who stays behind may be prey.

The chairman is the man who manages everything and, in the end, takes all the decisions. Always, for the fans, it's important to hear him.

I think airlines have been very much parrots. They'll just follow what everyone else is doing. Why change a model that they're happy in? And it takes someone like myself or Richard Branson who comes from outside the industry to say, 'Hey, let's try something new.'

Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

Strengthening the system and spirit of cooperative federalism, my government is taking the states along to achieve national goals.

All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.

Taking on a leadership role doesn't mean that you only have to be personally ambitious.

Disruption starts with committing to excellence and taking a stand for your customer.

There is an important message that all political leaders should be taking from the response to coronavirus, and that is that people are prepared to make hard choices for the common good.

You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them.

A big part of directing is being strong in certain circumstances and taking the gamble and hope you don't get fired.

For managers like me what is our dream? Is it what I did with Newcastle when we finished fifth? Or what Roy Hodgson did in taking Fulham to the Europa League final?

I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major decision.

I need to be playing well, be involved in the game, and taking matches by the scruff of the neck.

I think one can easily make a case for taking out Saddam Hussein. In fact, one could probably be made on humanitarian grounds alone. But just as there's a downside risk to doing nothing about this man, there is a very serious downside risk to invading the country.

A lasting two-state solution requires two credible partners, and not just one side - Israel - taking superficial steps simply to placate world opinion.

I was elected to solve problems, and I don't think it's conservative to have bad roads; I don't think it's conservative to have bad schools. I don't think it's conservative to have to go through budget crises every two years. So I'm taking the difficult issues straight on. That's what I was elected to do.

It's always beneficial taking advice from Dhoni.

Taking risks and being focused, sometimes, are at odds. Both are required to build a great company.

Charles Wang, owner of the New York Islanders, serves as something of a cautionary tale in terms of how heavy owner involvement can sink a franchise.

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.

Brazil's always had great players, both at home and abroad, but we need to put all that talent together and mould a team out of it.

This country can no longer afford to choose our leaders from a talent pool limited by sex, race, money, powerful fathers and paper degrees. It's time to take equal pride in breaking all the barriers.