Leadership Quotes

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right and not to fear to do or say what you believe to be right. That is the only way to deserve and to win the confidence of our great people in these days of trouble.

In every age there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have the opportunity to make a positive difference in society.

Unless the Rt. Hon. Gentleman changes his policy and methods...he will be as great a curse to this country in time of peace, as he was a squalid nuisance in time of war.

There was never a jostling for position about who was going to lead the band. The guys believe me, we love each other, they trust me and I trust them. They trust in me to know what I'm doing.

I never thought of myself as the leader. The most important person, perhaps.

Romance, friendship, leadership, and love have turned out to be so much more than I ever thought they could be. All earthly versions of these things are merely dark reflections of heavenly ones.

I think I'm a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it's authority that I respect.

The ones that you're calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while.

Of one thing be certain: if a CEO is enthused about a particularly foolish acquisition, both his internal staff and his outside advisors will come up with whatever projections are needed to justify his stance. Only in fairy tales are emperors told that they are naked.

Focus on your customers and lead your people as though their lives depend on your success.

I'm interested in making a path instead of following a trail, and that's what I want to do in life - in everything I do.

Great people are those who make others feel that they, too, can become great.

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship.

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.

The Savior of the whole world chose twelve disciples, and even one of that small number, selected by superhuman wisdom, turned out a traitor and a devil.

The presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses.

Stand on middle ground and hold the ship level and steady.

The Union, in any event, won't be dissolved. We don't want to dissolve it, and if you attempt it, we won't let you.

I must, in candor, say I do not think myself fit for the Presidency.