Leadership Quotes

"Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."

"Focus on the user and all else will follow."

"Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions."

"Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star."

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command."

"Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces."

"Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together."

"I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?"

"Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd."

"Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide."

"I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart."

"Follow your intuition, listening to your dreams, your inner voice to guide you."

"I am a leader in my own world. That's enough for me."

"It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach."

"Don't blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive."

"Nobody's more mindful of the sacrifices of our troops than those of us that command them."

"AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there'll be great companies."

"I was in bands, but they were punk bands, and you plug in the guitars, you turn them up really loud, you've got four or five other people on stage with you, you've got some protection from when they throw lighters. You can always hide behind the lead singer or the bass player."

"Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all."

"The rise of the presidency began with the Louisiana Purchase, which in 1803 doubled the land mass of the United States. History taught the framers that, just as Rome changed from republic to empire with conquest of new lands, territorial acquisition would lead to the centralization of political power."

"We have a Conservative leader that believes in green taxes, that won't bring back grammar schools, that believes in continuing with total open-door migration from eastern Europe and refuses to give us a referendum on the EU."

"Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios."

"I love 'Wild 'N Out' so much - one, because it's my baby, but also I get to see others succeed and go on to lead their own careers."

"It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander in chief."

"In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage."

"It is hard to imagine that, having downgraded the US, S & P will not follow suit on at least one of the other members of the dwindling club of sovereign AAAs. If this were to materialise and involve a country like France, for example, it could complicate the already fragile efforts by Europe to rescue countries in its periphery."

"It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command."

"Pope John Paul II not only was a powerful spiritual leader for Catholics but also a world leader of extraordinary consequence during the last quarter-century."

"I don't follow anything that's said about him much, but the Uwe Boll that I know is just a really cool guy. He's just a really quiet, kind and passionate filmmaker who really believes in what he's doing. Like any director that an actor wants to work with, you want a director who's passionate and believes in the work that he's doing."

"Now I feel I have an unspoken deal with the paparazzi: 'I won't do anything publicly interesting if you agree not to follow me.'"

"Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel."

"I'm sort of shy, and Twitter feels like chatting all day with a group. I like to follow people. I'm following Joel Osteen, Steve Martin, and an anonymous purple egg - just to see where they go with it."

"The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness."

"A new model is starting to take root and grow, one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide these choices. I call this emerging model 'The Mesh.'"

"The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not."

"Fiscal decentralisation does not lead to higher economic growth because economic growth is much more driven by factors other than taxes and spending, e.g. increases in technological progress and improved human capital."

"We all have our convictions formed by different things, and mine are informed by my faith, they're informed by the Word of God, and I found that to be an anchor for me, a compass and a guide for me. When people start bullying one another and calling each other names for those different convictions, then I think you get into problems."

"When I write I simply follow my heart. And my flights of fantasy. It is not done with a conscious effort. I'm continually inspired and write reflexively."

"My writing, like everything I do, comes profoundly from my heart. I believe that if you follow your heart you will be successful in one way or another. Old-fashioned as that might sound, the philosophy is true."

"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."

"I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I certainly would never do film or television. I wanted to do theater. I wanted to be the grand dame of the American stage."

"Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance."

"It's definitely nerve-racking to be the center of attention. I'm not the kind of an actor that just craves attention 24-7 - but it's part of the deal. You're the leader on the set."

"It's getting better and better. You know, guys are feeling more comfortable and they are not afraid to speak up and be a leader. I mean, our team, we have 25 players, we have about 25 leaders, too. So whatever someone says, people listen."

"But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead."

"I think a lot of composers get into trouble just making up a plot and expecting an audience to follow that."

"The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people."

"Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it."

"If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it."

"My greatest strength as an actor is that I follow my director's brief completely. The film is always the director's visual baby."