Quotes About Leadership

What luck for rulers that men do not think.

The man of genius in tune with nature will bend history to his will.

Bir husus vard?r ki, bunu hat?rdan ç?karmamak ve göz önünde tutmak gerekir. ÇoÄŸunluk hiçbir zaman bir kiÅŸinin yerine geçerli olamaz. ÇoÄŸunluk, ahmaklar? olduÄŸu kadar alçaklar? da temsil eder. Saman dolu yüz kafa nas?l ki, hiçbir zaman bir ak?ll? kiÅŸiye eÅŸit olamazsa, yüz korkak adamdan da hiçbir vakit kahramanca bir karar beklenemez.

Therefore I will not 'learn' politics but let politics teach me.

My whole life can be summed up as this ceaseless effort of mine to persuade other people.

All life is bound up in three theses: struggle is the father of all things, virtue lies in the blood, and leadership is primary and decisive. 1928 Speech

To this group belong not only the genuinely great statesmen but all the great reformers as well. Beside Frederick the Great we have men such as Martin Luther and Richard Wagner.

You cam build only when you have first created the political conditions for it.

Un corpo imputridito non sarà certo reso più estetico da uno spirito radioso; anzi, la più alta formazione spirituale non potrebbe giustificarsi se nello stesso tempo i suoi portatori non fossero deformi, storpi, privi di carattere, esitanti e codardi. Lo Stato che non ha interesse all'uomo sano, lascia che la gioventù si corrompa nelle strade invece di prenderla per le briglie e formarne il corpo affinché un giorno si sviluppino da essa uomini sani e donne sane

EÄŸer bu iÅŸe lay?k?yla sar?lmay?p da iÅŸi  ucundan tutarsan?z, ancak basit bir geveze ve istismarc? olmaktan ileri gidemezsiniz.

A nation's destiny can be averted only by a storm of hot passion. But only those who are passionate themselves can arouse passion in others... It's only the capacity for passionate feeling that, like hammer blows, will open the door to the hearts of the people.

The man of genius in tune with nature will bend history to his will. (1920)

The parliamentary institution attracts people of the badger type, who do not like the open light. No upright man, who is ready to accept personal responsibility for his acts, will be attracted to such an institution.

the general run of politicians will always eschew those schemes for the future which are really difficult to put into practice; and they will practise this avoidance so that they may not lose the immediate favour of the mob. The importance and the success of such politicians belong exclusively to the present and will be of no consequence for the future. But that does not worry small-minded people; they are quite content with momentary results.

It is necessary that I should die for my people; but my spirit will rise from the grave and the whole world will know that I was right

As a contrast to this kind of democracy we have the German democracy, which is a true democracy; for here the leader is freely chosen and is obliged to accept full responsibility for all his actions and omissions. The problems to be dealt with are not put to the vote of the majority; but they are decided upon by the individual, and as a guarantee of responsibility for those decisions he pledges all he has in the world and even his life.

If some Church dignitaries should misuse religious ceremonies or religious teaching to injure their own nation, their opponents should never take the same road and fight them with the same weapons... To a political leader, the religious teachings and practices of his people should be sacred and inviolable. Otherwise he shouldn't be a statesman but a reformer-if he has the necessary qualities for such a task!

el progreso de todo Movimiento trascendental en el mundo se ha debido, generalmente, más a grandes oradores que a grandes escritores.

i will not "learn" politics but let politics teach me

Çünkü tarihin Pantheon'una yaln?z kahramanlar girer, entrikac?lar deÄŸil.

Whoever will not be a hammer in history, will be an anvil.

Mi sono convinto che l'uomo, salvo particolarissimi casi, non deve occuparsi apertamente di politica prima di avere trent'anni. Prima di quell'età si forma in lui solo una base generale, dalla quale egli poi esamina i concreti problemi politici e stabilisce definitivamente i suoi rapporti con essi. Solo dopo aver raggiunto una simile visione basilare del mondo, che l'uomo maturo ha, potrà partecipare alla direzione politica della collettività

One needs great tenacity and a tremendous will to begin such an enterprise at all. And I should like to say this to you: If I had this faith, I had it only because I knew the people and because I had no doubts as to the quality of the German people.

O discurso de um estadista, falando ao seu povo, não deve ser avaliado pela impressão que o mesmo provoca no espírito de um professor de Universidade, mas no efeito que produz sobre as massas.