Leadership & Management: Leadership Quotes

"The exercises of our meeting are to be simple and devoid of all ceremonial and formalism"

Felix Adler, Educator

"You're feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn't feel as lieutenant governor"

William Scranton, Politician

"It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence"

Clay Aiken, Musician

"Your Mayor must seek new ways to bring jobs and industry to our community"

Alan Autry, Actor

"I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too"

Alan Autry, Actor

"Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation"

Alan Autry, Actor

"The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by"

Felix Adler, Educator

"An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution"

H. Rap Brown, Activist

"But I also hold the very strong view that Republicans need to lead by example"

Gerry Adams, Politician

"I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb"

Elia Kazan, Director

"It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did"

Peter Jennings, Journalist

"Safety on our highways has improved significantly, with the help of the Legislature and the media"

Jane D. Hull, Politician

"A leader has to 'appear' consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent"

James Callaghan, Leader

"It is clear from the reaction to our campaign so far that our message is resonating. I look forward to continuing to take this message to all Americans, and showing them that I can be as successful running the country as I was running the state of New Mexico"

Gary Johnson

"Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way"

Guy Lafleur, Athlete

"The fact is, when it comes to economic leadership, the Republicans have nothing to brag about. This isn't what the American people want. They want to see progress that works for them!"

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Politician

"Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the House right now seems to have been strangled by the Tea Party"

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Politician

"Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership"

Bill Owens, Politician

"Roosevelt's magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk. No other man in public life I knew could so readily take the challenge of the new"

Emanuel Celler, Politician

"The voice of the Republican Party is up for grabs. It's a contest right now"

Gary Johnson

"We have to realize we are building a movement"

Dorothy Height, Activist

"Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project"

Bill Owens, Politician

"Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry"

Bill Owens, Politician

"It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader"

Bill Owens, Politician

"I was scared, because I knew that in the political arena, you have to satisfy so many different types of people at once, and I wasn't sure that I could speak for everybody and be politically correct"

Camryn Manheim, Actress

"I ask you: Turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. Don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here"

Bob Riley, Politician

"Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality"

Bill Condon, Director

"I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation"

Andrew Cuomo, Politician

"I want to assure your Excellency that I am occupying myself permanently and jointly with my team to achieve a solution as soon as possible to this crisis, the principal objective being the safeguarding of the health and life of those who are inside"

Alberto Fujimori, Statesman

"One of the symptoms of a losing streak is a turnover of top executives. It's a revolving door"

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Businesswoman

"It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground"

James H. Boren, Public Servant

"Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me"

Karl Rove, Politician

"I'm beginning to think that you should only be allowed to serve two terms before madness sets in"

Chris Lowe, Musician

"I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills"

Peter Mandelson, Politician

"All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the right people to be fast acting, and fast moving in the marketplace. We've got great leaders, and we continue to attract and promote great new leaders"

Steve Ballmer, Businessman

"We've got very large freshman class, it's historic in its size, so there's people that are extremely diverse in their backgrounds and their viewpoints. I think that we're going to see a conservative group of people coming together, focused on some real ideals that are going to be extremely important"

Kristi Noem, Politician

"I am honored that my freshman class colleagues have put their trust in me to represent our historic class at the leadership table. The incoming freshman class of Representatives is large and diverse, but we share many common goals including cutting wasteful spending, getting our economy back on track, and making government smarter and more efficient"

Kristi Noem, Politician

"Tony Blair faced a massive defection from his own party ranks during voting around the intervention in Iraq. For our present purpose, the point is not that he survived the defection, but that he had to face it"

Stockwell Day, Politician

"We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not"

Ron Kind, Politician

"Bush is a very poor impromptu speaker. He does fine in small groups but when speaking without a script in front of large groups or answering questions he wasn't prepped for, he has problems"

Peter Schuyler, Politician

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