Leadership Quotes

As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko.

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

Central to America's rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition with the vision of the goodness and possibilities of every human life.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.

Strong convictions precede great actions.

I think that if Republicans are given the reins of leadership in the House or Senate or both, we will have to govern in a way - at least put forward solutions whether or not the president goes along with them or not, that deal with these long-term challenges.

The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.

We shouldn't be debating whether to deal with the current code by allowing it to be extended or not. We should have a president who shows leadership and comes to Congress and says: 'You know what? We need to reform this whole tax code.'

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

I knew I could not maintain that leadership in open struggle against Moscow influence. Only two Communist leaders in history ever succeeded in doing this - Tito and Mao Tse-tung.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.