Leadership Quotes

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint.

I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

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

Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the House right now seems to have been strangled by the tea party.

Real leadership means tackling tough problems ourselves and not leaving them to our children.

Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

I look forward to working with our leadership team to advance the causes of smaller government, lower taxes, eliminating terrorism, and providing affordable health care, among other issues.

But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.

In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things.

What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief.

World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century.

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

We have a country to turn around. This week you will nominate the most experienced executive to seek the presidency in 60 years in Mitt Romney. He has no illusions about what makes America great, and he doesn't confuse the presidency with celebrity, or loftiness with leadership.

Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.

The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half.

Yahoo! is the only company with both scale and leadership in branded and search advertising.

The one thing that the President can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. We have all the recources we need right here in this country to establish energy independence if we had the leadership.

Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

The art of communication is the language of leadership.

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

Democrats have no agenda, no plan for the future, and no sense of leadership.

We need someone with proven conservative leadership experience, not entitlement, to be able to represent us and lead us.

Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.