883 quotes
For America's economic future to remain prosperous, we must encourage pro-growth policies so that we continue to be the leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.
John Ensign
Politician · American · b. 1958
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen.
Barack Obama
President · American · b. 1961
People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.
John C. Maxwell
Clergyman · American
To have a man who can flirt is next thing to indispensable to a leader of society.
Margaret Oliphant
Novelist · Scottish · 1828 – 1897
I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.
Bob Ehrlich
Politician · American · b. 1957
Party domination and State leadership are concepts incompatible with one another.
Franz von Papen
Politician · German · 1879 – 1969
Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.
Diogenes of Sinope
Philosopher · Greek
I am pleased to see that many of the world's leaders have publicly recognized that the crisis in the Middle East was deliberately incited by terrorist organizations.
Alcee Hastings
Politician · American · b. 1936
And on the other hand, we see that the Israeli government is attacking that part of the Palestinian leader.
Rafik Hariri
Statesman · Lebanese · 1944 – 2005
In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
Wilma Mankiller
Statesman · Cherokee · b. 1945
Comrade Deng Xiaoping - along with other party elders - gave the party leadership their firm and full support to put down the political disturbance using forceful measures.
Li Peng
Public Servant · Chinese
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Steve Jobs
Businessman · American · b. 1955
One of the surest signs of the estimated changes in the consciousness of the American proletariat is to be found in the character of the demands now being put forward by the leadership.
C. L. R. James
Journalist · 1901 – 1989
I believe that no man who holds a leader's position should ever accept favors from either side. He is then committed to show favors. A leader must stand alone.
Mother Jones
Activist · American · 1837 – 1930
We need safe communities that are free from methamphetamine and a federal commitment to stand next to state leadership and law enforcement in the fight against this epidemic.
Rick Larsen
Politician · American · b. 1965
Yahoo! is the only company with both scale and leadership in branded and search advertising.
Terry Semel
Businessman · American · b. 1943
But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine who forms a coalition and who runs the country.
Amos Oz
Writer · Israeli · b. 1939
I personally believe that those who are leaders with political power over the world will be forced some day, sooner or later, to give way to common sense and the will of the people.
Alva Myrdal
Diplomat · Swedish · 1902 – 1986
Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous.
Bill Bradley
Politician · American · b. 1943
I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.
Nelson Mandela
Statesman · South African · b. 1918
I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.
Jean O'Leary
Activist · American · 1948 – 2005
We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.
Irving Babbitt
Critic · American · 1865 – 1933
Leadership in telecommunications is also essential, since we are now in the age of e-commerce.
Michael Oxley
Politician · American · b. 1944
Our dependence on foreign energy sources is our Achilles heel, not just in the realm of diplomacy, but in terms of our future as the world's economic leader.
Judy Biggert
Politician · American · b. 1937
The new leader is a facilitator, not an order giver.
John Naisbitt
Businessman · American · b. 1929
The trust of the people in the leaders reflects the confidence of the leaders in the people.
Paulo Freire
Educator · Brazilian · 1921 – 1997
I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides.
Tony Blair
Statesman · English · b. 1953
I think there is value in having practising scientists as leaders of research institutions.
Thomas R. Cech
Scientist · American · b. 1947
Shouldn't Democrats insist that Sen. Durbin step down as their whip, the number two man in their leadership?
Bill Kristol
Politician · American · b. 1952
We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.
George Soros
Businessman · Hungarian · b. 1930
Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world.
Chinua Achebe
Writer · Nigerian · b. 1930
It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.
Francis Maude
Politician · British · b. 1953
The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
Lao Tzu
Philosopher
I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual; I'm too abstract; I think too much.
Newt Gingrich
I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
E. P. Thompson
Historian · British · 1924 – 1993
Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.
Maurice Strong
Businessman · Canadian · b. 1929
Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people.
Tom Daschle
Politician · American · b. 1947
Having achieved such signal successes in the east, Russia and Roumania being both disposed of, the German leaders planned a campaign designed to crush Italy.
Kelly Miller
Sociologist · American · 1863 – 1939
When evangelical leaders can persuade the president to be concerned about what's happening in Sudan, or sex trafficking around the world, or HIV-AIDS, that's a very good thing. I am completely supportive of that.
Jim Wallis
Writer · American · b. 1948
At the end of the day, we need a leader who thinks with his head but leads with his heart.
Gresham Barrett
Politician · American · b. 1961
We do not need international help to stop corruption, we need strong Louisiana Leadership.
David Vitter
It bothers me to read the comments of leaders of the Hamas and others who hate America that their goal is to have more weaponry capable of delivering all types of weapons of mass destruction.
Don Nickles
Politician · American · b. 1948
In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination.
Irving Layton
Poet · Canadian · 1912 – 2006
We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not.
Ron Kind
Politician · American · b. 1963
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
Norman Schwarzkopf
Soldier · American · b. 1934
If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So we need people on our side, and that leads us to be responsible leaders of the world, show some concern with the problems.
We must get away from the idea that America is to be the leader of the world in everything.
Francis John McConnell
Activist · American · 1871 – 1953
Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader.
Eduard Shevardnadze
Politician · b. 1928