Leadership & Management: Leadership Quotes

"Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration motivated by passion, generated by vision, produced by a conviction, ignited by a purpose"

Myles Munroe, Author

"Never in history have we had such a need for responsible leadership for the next generations"

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President

"The overall objective still is to advance Bahamians to the very top spot in this country"

Lynden Oscar Pindling, Statesman

"At this solemn moment, I want to say that I will strive to be the president of all citizens, in another, much stronger sense"

Zuzana Caputova, President

"We had a majority in 1990, 1994, 1996, we lost it every time. You know why? Because we compromised... We don't need a majority. We need an irate, tireless minority. We need people who are just going to stand for the truth"

Matt Shea, Lawyer

"Civility is not about being meek. It's about being strong enough to listen and to lead"

Amy Klobuchar, Congressman

"I think the most important thing in leadership is listening"

Amy Klobuchar, Congressman

"I don't want us to be a party that just talks about problems; I want us to be a party that solves them"

Amy Klobuchar, Congressman

"We need leaders who will tell the truth, who will keep their promises, and who will do what they said they would do"

Ted Cruz, Politician

"This is not about me. This is about the people of Belarus"

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Politician

"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence, and making sure that impact lasts in your absence"

Julie Sweet, Businesswoman

"What people want from leaders is authenticity"

Julie Sweet, Businesswoman

"There is no such thing as a perfect leader"

Julie Sweet, Businesswoman

"I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid"

Tommy Lee Jones, Actor

"No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others"

Tommy Lee Jones, Actor

"Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred"

Yousef Munayyer, Activist

"He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game"

David Gower, Athlete

"The third lesson and tip actually comes from two of my favorite political philosophers: Mao Tse-tung and Mother Theresa - not often coupled with each other, but the two people I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point which is 'you're going to make choices; you're going to challenge; you're going to say why not; you're going to figure out how to do things that have never been done before"

Anita Dunn, Public Servant

"It is often said that the magnitude of a people is measured by their ability to know how to win"

Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Statesman

"We have to be living models"

Jerome Myers, Artist

"This meeting was like many of the meetings that I would go to over the course of two years. The only way I can describe it is that, well, the president is like a blind man in a roomful of deaf people. There is no discernible connection"

Paul O'Neill, Politician

"When the show started out, it was like all of a sudden we had to do 35 episodes and we had just a month and a half to write them, and it took me a while to realize that I was in charge"

Mike Judge, Producer

"We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us"

Melinda Gates, Clergyman

"I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time"

Lalu Prasad Yadav, Politician

"So we have a commitment to the business and to its people"

John Kluge, Businessman

"You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president"

James Baker, Politician

"You know, if you think about it, the most powerful people on this earth probably never raise their voices - they just say it and people hop to, because they have that power"

Erika Slezak, Actress

"I never wanted to be aligned to a mature group because they go off and become politicians and stuff"

Richard O'Brien, Actor

"The campaign is over. It's time for the work of governing to begin"

Tom Daschle, Politician

"Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle"

Tom Daschle, Politician

"We need real leadership, Democrat, Republican and independent to stand up and say, we have to live within our means"

Tom Coburn, Politician

"The principles and policy of these Presidents were marked by the most enlarged and comprehensive statesmanship, promoting the highest interests of the Republic"

Robert Toombs, Politician

"That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city"

Maxine Waters, Politician

"There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent"

John Raleigh Mott, Celebrity

"The party has to be much more. It has to connect in a real way with rank-and-file members and be their voice"

Wes Boyd, Activist

"My effectiveness is best placed in solving problems through federal solutions"

George Nethercutt, Politician

"I am trying to send directions out and keep control of state government for the final month"

Scott McCallum, Politician

"We must care. We must all care. And while I am working, while the governments is working, so must the people also work"

Jane Byrne, Politician

"Had Calhoun been advised by me, he would have been the most popular man in the United States"

Duff Green, Politician

"As long as I am mayor of this city, the great industries are secure"

Frank Hague, Politician

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