1,555 Quotes About Leader

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.

Within each of us is a leader that wants to step forward.

I remember George Mitchell - I was doing the Clarence Thomas hearing, and there were 48 senators declared they were not prepared to vote for him at the front end. We could have filibustered that and stopped it. George and I - George was the leader at the time - took the heat from every liberal group saying, "No, no, that's not the way the system is supposed to work, since the Constitution - the president shall propose and the Constitution shall dispose, we're going to let them hear this."

How am I staying humble? Just being me is being humble. I know I'm a young guy, but I have to become a vocal leader and just do it like that.

Formerly, leaders of states practiced realism, but did not honor it... With them morality was violated, but moral notions remained intact. ... The modern governor, owing to the fact that he addresses crowds, is compelled to be a moralist, and to present his acts as bound up with a system of morality.

All leaders are permanent learners.

When women were excluded from New Deal programs, Eleanor Roosevelt fought to include them. Roosevelt was among a handful of leaders who realized the U.S. economy would not escape the depths of recession without the full contributions of women.

Members are more likely to seek counsel from leaders from whom they feel sincere love emanating.

Many council leaders and members will be surprised to discover how much more focused their work will become when they examine it through the lens of saving souls through the mission of the Church.