Quotes about Leadership

“Every good German team has strong leadership in the side.”

“The way I see it, what is going to come out of the moon activities is a respect for U.S. leadership.”

“Libertarians believe that any government interference is bad. Anyone with a brain knows that climate change needs governmental leadership, and they can smell this is bad news for their philosophy. Their ideology is so strongly held that, remarkably, it's overcoming the facts.”

“To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.”

“Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than what has transpired thus far.”

“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”

“We have 57 choices of ketchup and 500 TV channels. Very nearly everything has been disrupted in the country, from how we buy groceries to how we consume news, except for the system that produces the political leadership of the country.”

“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.”

“Such highly qualitative leadership is demanded especially in the realm of the fostering of right international relations. Here the demand is simply irresistible.”

“I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.”

“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.”

“Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling together. Our democracy is suffering from the choices being made, and yet we are offered the same tired excuses and unrealistic analyses.”

“But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.”

“The book is actually called 'A Mentor Leader, a Different Way to Lead.' It really talks about my experience in the way I tried lead our football team, things that I learned from, basically, the coaches that I played for and my parents about leadership. And it is a little bit different, counter to maybe what society says about great leaders.”

“The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service academies is to prepare men for leadership positions where they may someday exercise that command.”

“I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.”

“Strong leadership is essential in the face of health crises. Complex public health emergencies demand a collective response with high-level political and diplomatic engagement at both the national and global levels.”

“Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.”

“There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked.”

“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.”

“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”