Leadership & Management: Leadership Quotes

"The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes"

Tony Blair, Statesman

"In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'"

Tony Blair, Statesman

"It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task"

Robert Kennedy, Politician

"There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstand the scrutiny"

Tom Ford, Designer

"How can we help President Obama?"

Fidel Castro, Statesman

"Australians deserve a government that believes in them and backs them"

Anthony Albanese, President

"My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please"

Frederick II, Royalty

"I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership"

Octavia Butler, Writer

"We need to keep this Labour government, it has a good chance of another term"

Clare Short, Politician

"It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep than a sheep at the head of an army of lions"

Daniel Defoe, Journalist

"I don't care what you label me as long as you call me president"

Howard Dean, Politician

"It's time for conservative Americans to right the ship again"

Mike Pence, Politician

"There's not one person in this crowd who's gonna agree with everything I say. Not one"

Howard Dean, Politician

"Basicly I'm in charge of all creative aspects of the show"

Craig McCracken, Artist

"Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government"

James K. Polk, President

"Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership"

James Humes, Lawyer

"We need someone who is a strong representative of our value system"

Kenneth Lay, Businessman

"Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States"

James K. Polk, President

"As a goalkeeper, you need to be good at organising the people in front of you and motivating them. You need to see what's going on and react to the threats. Just like a good manager in business"

Peter Shilton, Athlete

"I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader"

Edward Tufte, Educator

"I have to take responsibility for anything that happened within its businesses"

Kenneth Lay, Businessman

"Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got"

Larry Bird, Coach

"Bush doesn't present himself as a realpolitik politician"

Peter Singer, Philosopher

"Leaders get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged"

Frederick W. Smith, Businessman

"I got politics and economics moving, and then others took over"

Lech Walesa, Activist

"In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music"

Herbie Hancock, Musician

"I can assure you that everything I say and do has the complete approval of the Fuehrer, and that I would not say or do anything that does not have his approval"

Hjalmar Schacht, Economist

"Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool"

Jay-Z, Musician

"It stands, essentially, for the application of increased energy to the efforts already undertaken by my ministry since 1934, with the results shown in the above statistics"

Hjalmar Schacht, Economist

"Several things about Reagan are unusual in a public man. He was not a typical politician at all, but a private man in public life"

Lyn Nofziger

"The MC has to be just that, a master in control. They can show no signs of weakness"

Saul Williams, Musician

"Instead of a weak and vacillating Government, a single, purposeful, energetic personality is ruling today"

Hjalmar Schacht, Economist

"After the many rumours that we had heard about Hitler and the published criticisms we had read about him, we were pleasantly impressed. His appearance was neither pretentious nor affected"

Hjalmar Schacht, Economist

"At the end of the day, I have one job requirement right now that's been given to me by the Republican Party and, I think, the American people, and that's to fire Nancy Pelosi"

Michael Steele, Politician

"I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam's fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era"

Jay-Z, Musician

"How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?"

Francois Rabelais, Clergyman

"The Democratic Party, all the candidates from Washington, they all know each other, they all move in the same circles, and what I'm doing is breaking into the country club"

Howard Dean, Politician

"Luckily, I'm a governor - so I get to tell you what I've already done, not just what I'm going to do"

Howard Dean, Politician

"Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor"

Allen Klein, Businessman

"You get the best out of others when you get the best out of yourself"

Harvey S. Firestone, Businessman

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