Leadership & Management: Vision & Strategy Quotes

"Vietnam is a country of immense potential, and we are determined to unlock it"

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politician

"We believe that economic integration is key to Vietnam's development"

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politician

"We are determined to build Vietnam into a prosperous and civilized country"

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politician

"The Australian people want to help build this country into a great nation. This budget... has not realized the capacity of the Australian people. It has underestimated them. It has let us down"

Lionel K. Murphy, Judge

"Thus in such a Labour Party there can be no question of independent policy"

Karl Radek, Politician

"We are keeping New Jersey one step, several steps, ahead of terrorism"

Richard J. Codey, Politician

"What should exist? To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don't have? How can we realize our potential?"

Paul Allen, Businessman

"Obviously, if a director doesn't communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material"

Tom Skerritt, Actor

"We have to be focused on growing the party and getting young people to see us as a viable option"

Peter MacKay, Politician

"So we believed that strategic alliances and partnerships were critical, and we did that for five years"

Steve Case, Businessman

"We have been working hard to think about what our combined needs are going to be in the way of intelligence capabilities, not today, but 15 to 20 years in the future"

Stephen Cambone, Politician

"And the reason for focusing on that time frame is that it's going to take us a considerable period of time to develop the new capabilities, processes and organizations that will be needed"

Stephen Cambone, Politician

"In those days reputation was a big thing. If you could win a game before you went out, win it. That could mean winning it in the papers by saying certain things or by not saying certain things. You got very crafty at the game"

Tommy Smith, Writer

"As part of our renewal - we need to fight problems, not just wait for them to take place"

Nong Duc Manh, Politician

"But I am committed to keeping this city a strong and viable center for commerce and industry, for continuing to make it a place of opportunity for its citizens"

Jane Byrne, Politician

"We wanted Nike to be the world's best sports and fitness company. Once you say that, you have a focus. You don't end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour"

Philip Knight, Businessman

"In politics, there is no use looking beyond the next fortnight"

Joseph Chamberlain, Politician

"We're trying to create people that are going to change the world"

Thomas Monaghan, Soldier

"We must have as clear a picture as we can of the Australia that we want to achieve at the end of that time"

Lionel K. Murphy, Judge

"The people of Australia would be staggered to learn that Australia has no national development plan"

Lionel K. Murphy, Judge

"Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act"

Dave Freudenthal, Politician

"New Orleans has to learn to live with water rather than in fear of water, and we need a master plan that shows us how to do this. It's so critical that we send a signal to everyone in the country that we're serious about rebuilding New Orleans"

Billy Tauzin, Politician

"We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of"

Mikhail Saakashvili, Statesman

"Instead of begging OPEC to drop its oil prices, let's use American leadership and ingenuity to solve our own energy problems"

Pete Domenici, Politician

"Never let the other fellow set the agenda"

James Baker, Politician

"Human nature means that institutions at some point lose their sense of mission. That sense of vulnerability drives Pimco"

Bill Gross, Businessman

"One of our priorities should be to reduce our dependence on foreign oil"

Tim Holden, Politician

"I think the system is broken; most people think that it's broken. And we think that what we're going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around"

Hamilton Jordan, Public Servant

"And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote"

Hamilton Jordan, Public Servant

"So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes"

Francis Maude, Politician

"I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late November. That was the first public expression of what the new government wanted to do"

Vaclav Klaus, Statesman

"I tell my staff, we're riding a tour bus around, and we're going to stop and look at some weird stuff - but we're taking our viewers around safely. They're just looking out the window at it. I'm trying to create a sense of comfort for my center audience"

Chris Matthews, Journalist

"It is clear that the nation that assumes stewardship of the Moon now will inherit stewardship of the galaxy in the coming millennium. I think the USA is ready for that challenge!"

Wilson Greatbatch, Inventor

"I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness. And I believe greatness is within our grasp"

Sonny Perdue, Politician

"We must have a relentless commitment to producing a meaningful, comprehensive energy package aimed at conservation, alleviating the burden of energy prices on consumers, decreasing our country's dependency on foreign oil, and increasing electricity grid reliability"

Paul Gillmor, Politician

"We haven't had a good energy policy in this country for decades, and we're trying to get one"

Paul Gillmor, Politician

"We want to set a tone going into our fiscal year that starts Feb. 1, that Wal-Mart Stores is going to be aggressive in taking care of customers, taking care of our associates, communications, and merchandising"

Lee Scott, Businessman

"We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end"

Lane Kirkland, Activist

"I think an Edwards-Kerry ticket would be powerful"

John Edwards, Politician

"The Open Skies issue is something that's ongoing, and we understand that there are issues in Australia that need to be sorted out. It's something that I think, over time, there's an opportunity for us and we'll work on that in a progressive way"

Jenny Shipley, Statesman

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