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I'm all for ambition and stretch goals. I set them for myself. But leadership isn't the same as cheerleading. Believing in something is a necessary but absolutely insufficient condition for making it come true.

Globalisation means many other countries are asserting themselves and trying to take over leadership. Please don't ask Americans to let others assume the leadership of human exploration. We can do wonderful science on the Moon, and wonderful commercial things. Then we can pack up and move on to Mars.

Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If we lose leadership, then we'll be using Chinese capability to inspire Americans.

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

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

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

When we can export American energy to markets around the world, the president will also be able to use it as an important tool to increase our global leadership and influence, advancing our global agenda and helping to keep our citizens safe.

My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity.

Central to America's rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition with the vision of the goodness and possibilities of every human life.

I believe that people of faith by and large have a great interest in the institution of family and that a family is a great place to learn leadership skills. I'm sure I benefited by having a mom and mad, both of whom were actively involved in the community and in various enterprises.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

It was a hallmark of Nelson Mandela's leadership that being open to change made him appear not weaker, but even stronger.

I think leadership is just something that comes really natural to me.

The first step in changing a culture, I believe, starts with the senior leadership team - and with the CEO.

Churches need to figure out how they will address the spiritual lives of their staffs and leadership teams.

Bill Gates can't control a high-level-energy dog, because his energy is very low, very calm. Very intellectual. A dog doesn't see that as leadership.

Not everybody is created equal, and it's important for companies to identify those high potentials and treat them differently, accelerate their development and pay them more. That process is so incredibly important to developing first-class leadership in a company.

I think Chinese leadership is trying to tell the world they have another set of logic or reasoning or values which are different from yours. Of course, I don't think they believe that. It's just an argument that's made when you can't confront the truth and facts. They really want to maintain power.

Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class.

I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change.

Leadership flows from inner character and integrity of ambition, which inspires others to lend themselves to your organization's mission.

Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example.

We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.

Up until the time I was cast in 'Star Trek,' the roles were pretty shallow - thin, stereotyped, one-dimensional roles. I knew this character was a breakthrough role, certainly for me as an individual actor but also for the image of an Asian character: no accent, a member of the elite leadership team.

Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military.

I'm proud to stand beside you as a partner and support Special Olympics - an important program that promotes leadership and empowers students to be agents of change.

Leadership is a lot of hard work. I hoped, when I was younger, that I would just be a natural leader or that it was something that was innate, but it is really a learned skill.

In the old world of business, there was often just one seat at the leadership table for women, two at best. That meant that only so many women could advance. But in a world where women recognize the power that they own - and where technology can upend the traditional rules of engagement - one woman winning doesn't mean another loses.

If you can provide the funding and you get the leadership, you'll have a competitive team.

I think the way to maximize not just your leadership but your ability to influence your team is whatever you can do that helps the team perform at a really high level.

Leadership, to me, is about the ability to have people want to hear what you have to say. People want to be around you, people want to believe in what you tell them, and they feel good when they walk away from you about who they are and what they're doing.

To me, it's about always trying to make decisions that reflect my leadership and who I am.

If you aspire to senior leadership, you're going to have to work hard. That doesn't mean you have to give up everything.

There was great leadership in this country at the time of World War II. There was also unrelenting resolve at home, in America's factories and on the farms, in the cities and the country.

Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.

Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation's position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

I am involved in a lot of nonprofits. And when I reached the ripe old age of 60, I wanted to provide leadership to some I had been involved in.

Leadership is about having the courage to go against the advice of the so-called experts and doing what your instinct tells you is right.

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.

Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that crisis lands like a thud on the Oval Office desk?

The person who takes the oath of office in the next four months will shape not just the next four years, but the next forty years of our nation. In these next four years, we need proven leadership, proven judgment and proven values. America needs four more years of President Barack Obama.

Under Superintendent Johnson's leadership, our police department is on a path to earn the respect of every community in the City of Chicago.

Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming - and achieving - big dreams again.

In all of our efforts, we continue to emphasize the importance of inclusivity and transparency on the part of the Afghan government and leadership, especially in linking nascent local governing institutions to the decision-making and financial resources in Kabul.

You have to keep on disrupting. If you let up the pressure, then al-Qaeda senior leadership will come back.

U.S. is a merit-based society... There is no glass ceiling if you have good performance track record and leadership skills.

Engineers have shown to embody a tremendous amount of leadership skills through the collaborative educational environment.

You watch television and see what's going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing's going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress.