Leadership & Management: Vision & Strategy Quotes

"I do not have, nor do I believe I have seen, a vision capacious and convincing enough to propound as an organizing principle for the next phase in the law of our Constitution"

Laurence Tribe, Lawyer

"It strikes me there's a bunch of people in power who have really strong intentions of running the world and adjusting the world to exactly how they see it"

Colin Hay, Musician

"The most essential thing for us was to get the business model right, then put the world-class technology under it to support it. At Merrill, that meant not doing what people expected"

John McKinley, Politician

"The development of our human resources is an area in which we need to do well, as it is decisive in determining the success of our diversification programme"

Hassanal Bolkiah, Statesman

"I know there's a great deal that Arnold Schwarzenegger could teach me about making movies. There's a great deal I could teach him about the fiscal reforms that are needed - desperately needed - to set California back in good order"

Tom McClintock, Politician

"The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward"

Paul Allen, Businessman

"My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day?"

Thomas Vilsack, Politician

"I believe that reforming our intelligence community is one of the most important things that we can do in order to ensure that our country is in fact safer, stronger and wiser"

Richard Shelby, Politician

"We have to stress our conservative credentials and emphasize that we are the natural, national alternative to the Liberals. Clearly the Alliance has shown it can't break out of its Western box. The Alliance is at single-digit support in three quarters of the country"

Peter MacKay, Politician

"My gut tells me and continues to tell me that the Conservative Party is on a road back to government"

Peter MacKay, Politician

"The Bahamas is headed for unprecedented economic activity"

Perry Christie, Statesman

"There's a lot of things we can do to balance out what Obama's done and going forward show the American people the Republican Party can govern. I want a coalition of tea party people, independents, moderate Democrats trying to find a way to move this country forward before we become Greece"

Lindsey Graham, Politician

"While they're building a solid foundation that will support whatever is coming down the road, Todd and I are itching to see further, to push the envelope"

Sam Wood, Director

"I have never allowed anti-Russian rhetoric in Ukrainian policy toward such a strategic partner like Russia. This is the first point. I never went against the interests of the Ukrainian state and the Ukrainian people"

Viktor Yanukovych, Statesman

"If the rules of creativity are the norm for a company, creative people will be the norm"

Jim Gilmore, Politician

"So all the system was running down and collapsing. Mrs. Thatcher became the leader of the Conservative Party in February 1975, and she clearly wanted to strike out and do something different"

Kenneth Baker, Politician

"It is what makes the reform process an art, not just a science. You have to develop a strategy that tells you what reform measures you should follow and in what sequence"

Vaclav Klaus, Statesman

"We are deeply conscious of the fact that our north and west must be developed"

Lionel K. Murphy, Judge

"The Menzies Government, by its participation in the plans for the development of other nations, can see the virtue of planning for them, but apparently cannot see the virtue of a plan for Australia"

Lionel K. Murphy, Judge

"If we deliver on those promises, we'll have done our job, and we did it with PSOne, and we certainly did it with PS2, and we are about to do it very rapidly with PSP. This is a whole new business for us, in terms of the handheld market, and we're going about it the right way"

Ian Jackson, Scientist

"If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with them, you're no better than they are, so they won't care much for you. Be just a little ahead of them"

Shel Silverstein, Poet

"It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world"

Mikhail Saakashvili, Statesman

"Sometimes running for Congress is a four-year strategy in terms of getting out there and building a network"

Artur Davis, Politician

"It is our task to provide policies suited to the different situations of today"

John Bracken, Politician

"I feel at some point that the farm state politics will overwhelm the Florida politics"

Jeff Flake, Politician

"Republicans should simply focus on first principles and give the American people what they want - an honest party dedicated to common sense, fiscal responsibility and limited government. If we govern to save the country, we'll do well as a party"

Tom Coburn, Politician

"We are considering various ways of making use of our oil and gas downstream industries. This is to be complemented with the import of oil and gas from other sources as raw materials"

Hassanal Bolkiah, Statesman

"As a small country, both in size and population, our future hinges on the quality of our people"

Hassanal Bolkiah, Statesman

"Well, if you look back, in almost two and a half years, the biggest change probably was in late 2000 when we decided to totally change the CA business model"

Sanjay Kumar, Businessman

"I don't have a directorial overview, which sometimes is very helpful"

Julia Barr, Actress

"As I said before, a big part of my strategy says - and the management team I think is in agreement with this - we don't have to be out there with a lot of noise all the time. What we need to do is paint a vision for customers, promise them deliverables, and go hit at it"

Sanjay Kumar, Businessman

"What kind of town do we want in the future, and how are we going to plan on that?"

Peter Berg, Actor

"Party action should follow, not precede the creation of a dominant popular sentiment"

Judith Ellen Foster, Activist

"Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them"

John George Nicolay, Writer

"I was a very early believer in the idea of convergence"

Jean-Marie Messier, Businessman

"Virginia 's tax system needs to be fixed. The time to act is now. Do not send me any more studies. Do not send me another piecemeal approach that confuses tinkering with real reform"

Mark Warner, Politician

"I think Fast Company has a tremendously smart focus and execution"

James Daly, Actor

"I have always advocated for funding and programs that increase our productivity and competitiveness"

George Allen, Politician

"Invite the best and brightest to compete for a grand prize to come up with designs, including new zoning, building codes and so forth, for New Orleans that could make it safe from water, and let the state and city pick the plan that works best for Louisiana"

Billy Tauzin, Politician

"You can expect to find these four priorities - education, economic vitality, efficiency in government, and the protection of families - woven into my decisions as Governor. They will serve as my compass as I work with you to chart a future course for our state"

Dave Heineman, Politician

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