Leadership Quotes
When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.
A leader or president that never rebukes violence, is like one that takes utter pride in it's rage
Are you following the sheep to the slaughter house, or leading them to the pasture?
A prophet is not someone who first had an idea. He is the one to first believe in it and take it to its conclusion.
When someone makes you a priority it is Great! When you make yourself a priority it is Brilliant!~
Standards are not established by your proclamations they are established by your routines.
Organizing a coup was not the same as wanting one.
John F. Kennedy responded, as he often did when at his best, skillfully mixing dollops of wit with, self-deprecation, and the principle of not-really-going-near-the-question.
Gen. de Gaulle is only concerned about history, and no jury can dictate the judgment of history." Georges Pompidou
They probably think the sun won't come up unless you're there to allow it.
William McKinley was a man made to be managed.
Nixon was by nature a excluder. Halderman like to exclude people. When Nixon's need met Halderman's abilities, you had the most perfect formula for disaster. – Jim Shepley
Richard Nixon coveted, to the point of obsession, a controversy-free, stage-managed coronation.
Begin each day with a promise to self to be grateful, be kind .be authentic your day will meet your intent ~bns
House speaker Thomas read could see the trend, but he could not have changed himself.
Leadership is the right combination of Integrity and Repect for others.The Success of anyone worth remembering is the TRUTH in their actions~bns
Nixon wanted view and advice brought to him through intermediaries. He wanted information filtered as it came to him – and he wanted his filters to filter his will back to those whom he must direct.
Eisenhower on LBJ: "He hadn't got the depth of mind nor the breath vision to carry great responsibility.
Henry Cabot Lodge was like medicine, good for you, but hard to take. – Teddy White
The author's alliterative description of politics since the 1960 presidential debates: "Government by Gotcha".
What other country has had the privilege of making the world's heart beat faster?
Jack Kennedy protected a mature and presidential image – tough, yet not unduly combative.
What we saw in Richard Nixon's face was the panic in his soul. – Richard Goodwin
Diplomacy's primary law: LEAVE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION.
Superficial and emotional subject might sway undecided voters.
We need to know not only what is done but what is purposed and said by those who shape the destines of states and realms." Horace Greeley
Lincoln said his spiky hair had "a way of getting up in the world".
The press-savy Lincoln looked not to the future, but to the past.
True leaders do the right thing when the team's success is at stake and integrity is challenged.They just commit to personal excellence~Bluenscottish
It remains for you to save one before saving others, to lead one before leading others.
Leadership is when you build the team, have the tools, teach the trade, use their skills to ready them for success.~Bluenscottish
Leaders who listen to their team, encourage dreams, they inspire success by example andl ignite the passion needed to achieve ~Bluenscottish
The dance you take with passion and self belief While every step is in rhythm with the honor of your words and the integrity of your daily actions~bns
The art of oratory was considered part of the equipment of a statesman.
The author says one patrician English leader saw his relationship with the populace thusly: He wasn't responsible TO them. He was responsible FOR them. He was responsible for their care.
A minister's (cabinet member's) function was not to DO the work but to see that it got done.
A lot of people here some South in your mouth, and they automatically think you're dumb. They think if you talk funny, you are funny. – Lloyd Hand
Duty was not untinged by ambition.
Britain had an air of careless supremacy which GALLED her neighbors.
In my opinion, the state of mind of a community is always directly due to the influence of the man at the top.
What does sincerity mean if it is chosen as deliberate strategy?
When justice is more certain and more mild, is at the same time more efficacious.