Quotes about Leadership

“I am not saying that during the Second World War Germany did not, under the leadership of the National Socialist government, commit crimes.”

“I think that all areas of the budget have to be scrubbed. Clearly the entitlement issues have to be reformed and that's an issue that's going to require I think some strong bipartisan cooperation and leadership.”

“The world is starving for original and decisive leadership.”

“Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.”

“In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.”

“The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years.”

“One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.”

“You have to think anyway, so why not think big?”

“I am deeply honored by the trust the board has placed in me to lead Duke Energy. I have a high degree of confidence in the strength of our company's leadership and dedicated employees.”

“I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change.”

“I think that my leadership style is to get people to fear staying in place, to fear not changing.”

“I think the way to understand Teach for America is as a leadership development program.”

“Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.”

“A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.”

“I definitely wasn't cool in high school. I really wasn't. I did belong to many of the clubs and was in leadership on yearbook and did the musical theater route, so I had friends in all areas. But I certainly did not know what to wear, did not know how to do my hair, all those things.”

“As I've progressed in my career, I've come to appreciate - and really value - the other attributes that define a company's success beyond the P&L: great leadership, long-term financial strength, ethical business practices, evolving business strategies, sound governance, powerful brands, values-based decision-making.”

“My focus as part of the leadership is to keep talking about the independent voters, independent voters - how do we get the independent voters back?”

“Different times need different types of leadership.”

“For centuries, America has led the world on a long march toward freedom and democracy. Let's reclaim our clean energy leadership and lead the world toward clean energy independence.”

“I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of any situation.”

“Well, I've ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions I've led. But I think that's part of leadership.”