You are a leader until you are dictated by your own words.

“Misery and poverty of a nation is associated with the conscious of its people not leaders.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“It's just that sometimes our future is dictated by what we are, as opposed to what we want.”

— Nicholas Sparks

Our driver policy was partly dictated by who was available because of other contracts.

— John Surtees

I lived my whole life in the kitchen. Not only that, but it's the passion, it's the love for cooking and food. It's dictated…

— Grant Achatz

The '60s weren't my cup of tea. I never bought that philosophy that, you know, we're all brothers and that'll solve everything. And I…

— Phil Everly

All I want is for people to listen to it with unbiased ears, and decide for themselves. I just don't want them to be…

— Melanie Chisholm

Only occasionally do I read new fiction. Most of my reading is heavily dictated by what I'm writing at the time.

— Simon Mawer

Something in us is telling us we're moving too fast, at a pace dictated by machines rather than by anything human, and that unless…

— Pico Iyer

To be honest with you, my physical state is usually dictated by the project I'm working on at a given time.

— Matt Bomer

So much of comics are dictated by characters talking to one another - or in focused spaces where 'the camera' has to stay in…

— Jim Lee

But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to…

— Adam Johnson

Music is always key to me, whether it's 'Miami Vice' or not 'Miami Vice.' It's dictated by the story, about what Crockett and Tubbs…

— Michael Mann

Politicians, in many cases - their moral code will be dictated by what can get them reelected, what they can get away with. When…

— Mark Leibovich

I can never consent to being dictated to.

— John Tyler

I'm always dictated to be what I want to do, and I have a love affair with every movie I've done, and some of…

— Tony Scott