Leadership - Quotes & Sayings
Leadership is so defined by men, and we need to revise that - we need to be able to say that the people we honor are not the conquerors but the peacemakers.
Winnie ByanyimaWashington doesn't have just a spending problem, or just an entitlement problem, or just a taxing problem. We have a leadership problem. Fix that, and the first three problems are solved.
Mark McKinnonAs in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum.
Mark McKinnonRepublicans working in leadership and the trenches are largely old, white, male, out-of-touch, out of ideas, technology averse, and living in the past.
Mark McKinnonI was raised to believe that America was a force for good in the world and that it should take its leadership role seriously.
Dana PerinoI can't help but think what would have happened if a divisive character such as Trump were president during the 2008 financial crisis, at a time when leadership, compromise, and careful analysis were critical.
Henry PaulsonLeadership desperately needs women.
Marilyn FergusonThere are certain skills that business people have that are - that are, in fact, helpful in - when it comes to being in political leadership.
Rick SantorumIn 2006 it was a horrible election year, and, you know, I lost. But I lost because I continued to be a constant conservative, and the last six years I was someone who was a national figure in the sense that I was the third ranking Republican in leadership and I had just run President Bush's campaign in Pennsylvania.
Rick SantorumIn Britain, you do your job. When you do an American TV show, there is a sense of being one with the crew, and there is a leadership element, which was a learning curve for me because it is very different culturally. In Britain, you just do it, leave and say, 'Thanks.'
Theo JamesThe Indian market is potentially the largest market in the world with the leadership at both central and state level focused on leapfrogging into the future.
Safra A. CatzThere definitely comes a time where a fresh pair of eyes and fresh leadership would be good, and the Conservative Party has got some great people coming up - the Theresa Mays, and the George Osbornes, and the Boris Johnsons.
David CameronYes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too.
David CameronI think the country requires fresh leadership. I do not think I can be the captain to take the country to its next destination.
David CameronA lot of people relate leadership to formalities. They believe that leadership is about being professional and strong and always right and being a booming voice. I just don't buy that. I think that leadership is a soft skill; it's a people skill.
Jason FriedIf one has no compass, when one doesn't know where one stands and where one wants to go, one can deduce that one has no leadership or interest in shaping events.
Helmut KohlPresident Obama chose politics over leadership. 'Hope' and 'Change' have become bait-and-switch.
Lindsey GrahamMy student days in PSG saw three Prime Ministers, two wars, taught us courage, resilience, leadership and optimism.
Shiv NadarI have been chastised by a president, I have antagonized and angered presidents, and I have taken on my own leadership.
Xavier BecerraCalifornia is a very important state. As goes California, so goes the nation. We need to have strong leadership. Someone who can hit the ground running.
Xavier BecerraI think that if Republicans are given the reins of leadership in the House or Senate or both, we will have to govern in a way - at least put forward solutions whether or not the president goes along with them or not, that deal with these long-term challenges.
John ThuneA lot of our leadership has become acutely aware of speaking more fairly, of speaking more balanced, of recognizing that hate speech in any form, even if it comes out of emotional anger, is dangerous.
Hamza YusufROIers are always reaching out to me to share their appreciation for the experiences, opportunities and connections we have provided and also to express their excitement about taking the next step in their leadership journey.
Lynn SchustermanThe people of Oklahoma deserve better. We deserve leadership that's willing and unafraid to take a public stand against bigotry and bullying.
Lynn SchustermanBenchmarking is an ongoing exercise in any company that aspires for leadership.
Anand MahindraSo long as the global economy continues to recover, that remains Obama's No. 1 claim to successful leadership. Nothing else even comes close.
Thomas P.M. BarnettI don't think the North Korean leadership is interested in a genuine deal to end their WMD programs or their stranglehold on the North Korean people.
Lee Hyeon-seoI had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No.
Vernon JordanOur world desperately needs real leadership.
Daniel LubetzkyI'm a venture capitalist. I like to say my job is to help and support entrepreneurs. I can play a leadership role, but my organization can't be the leader.
Brad FeldWhen I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils.
Park Chan-wookIt's really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the same time.
William HagueBeginning under the Roman Empire, intellectual leadership in the West had been provided by Christianity. In the middle ages, who invented the first universities - in Paris, Oxford, Cambridge? The church.
Nancy PearceyI am very passionate about India's place in bio-pharmaceuticals, and that is what I really want to drive and create leadership for in India because I really think it is possible.
Kiran Mazumdar-ShawInstead of begging OPEC to drop its oil prices, let's use American leadership and ingenuity to solve our own energy problems.
Pete DomeniciI do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play.
Elizabeth EstyThere are many things that matter much more than an editor's gender in shaping the direction of the leadership.
Nancy GibbsScott Walker has provided some really excellent leadership in Wisconsin.
Ron JohnsonThere's a powerful tendency to overcomplicate the whole notion of leadership.
Mark V. HurdWhether it was his ability to turn around the Massachusetts economy or turn around businesses in the private sector, Mitt Romney has demonstrated the leadership that we need in the White House to get the country on the right track.
Lisa MurkowskiThe atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of the teachers. I hated it.
Zhang ZiyiWith all the problems we are having, I won't be afraid to tell leadership, 'You need to explain to me why I should follow you anywhere.'
Ted YohoI ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack of leadership in Washington.
Ted YohoDonald Trump's leadership, decision-making and problem solving will restore America's role as the undeniable and unquestioned world leader.
Michael T. FlynnThere is no substitute for American leadership and exceptionalism.
Michael T. FlynnThe world has lost faith in American leadership, and the threats are mounting.
Michael T. FlynnThere was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud.
Edward KennedyWe are at a point in our nation's history when the right leadership is needed more than ever. Hillary has spent her life advocating for poor and working class families. Hillary will help build an economy for tomorrow and beyond; strengthen America's families; defend our country and its core values; and revitalize our democracy.
Marcia FudgeIf leadership is something that is in-your-face, then that is a different type of leadership.
Marcia FudgeEducation is the mother of leadership.
Wendell Willkie