Leadership Quotes · Page 408

“Old school mission statements defined what an organization did. Contemporary mission statements define why an organization does what it does.”

— Del Suggs

I think that the main issue with inequality is not the gap between the rich and the poor. It is the gap…

— Arnold Kling

It is so important for young girls to be fit. I think sports is the key to success, because the challenges you…

— Gail Devers

And as a football coach in the National Football League, I know for sure that it's going to end someday.

— Tony Dungy

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a…

— Billie Jean King

Blues teaches you to develop coherent solos, because the form you're playing over is so basic. You have to develop leads that…

— Tommy Bolin

I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's…

— Jeremy Spencer

“The hips were the leaders of this conspiracy. So I rang my boss and held the phone to my hips so he…

— Cecelia Ahern

Following is one of the most underrated aspects of leadership… I have seen many a good [military unit] underachieve, because someone...thought the…

— William H. McRaven

Employing more women at all levels of a company, from new hires to senior leaders, creates a virtuous cycle. Companies become more…

— Susan Wojcicki

One of the leading causes of divorce is sexual incompatibility. Why not mandate premarital sex, overseen, of course, by the Marriage Board…

— Mike Rosen

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most…

— Xenophon

Politicians step up and say, "This is what were going to do: we're going to set aside 450 million dollars for a…

— Mr. Lif

I was a witness to lots of death... Saving a human life was something really, really beautiful... no matter who they are.…

— Mosab Hassan Yousef

Particularly when we are a country where leaders turn over every few years and - I mean, in Russia, Vladimir Putin has…

— Rachel Maddow

“when your actions towards acquiring leadership in any country portrays blatant mischief orchestrated towards disregarding the concepts of the constitution, you do…

— Akuku Mach Pep

Vis a vis the Golan Heights, the present government of Israel, under my leadership, is the first government that is ready to…

— Yitzhak Rabin

One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis,…

— Robert Shea

I think that the United States should be the leader, not only militarily. We need to stand for freedom; we need to…

— James K. Glassman

“The parents of politics are lack of control and seeking to control. The parents of leadership are influence and trust.”

— Richie Norton

We need someone with proven conservative leadership experience, not entitlement, to be able to represent us and lead us.

— Randy Hultgren

The importance of command leadership. Clear objective and strategy and loyalty to those reporting to you.

— Peter King

Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice.

— Robert Kagan

“As a leader, if you can no longer inspire your people it is time to step aside and let someone else take…

— Thomas Narofsky

George W. Bush is a leader, and that's what we need in the White House. George Bush is someone you can believe…

— Jim Edgar

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

— Frederick W. Smith

Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work,…

— Richard Branson

Until you start thinking right, you will never start behaving right. Repentance always deals with the changing of the mind.

— Johnny Hunt

“Leaders don't venture without vision. They don't pray without plans. They don't climb without clues. They are always prepared.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Peace in the Korean Peninsula can only be established between leaders who value truth and accountability.

— Michelle Steel

Finding the leaders of the future is a question of recognizing those people who give leadership in a crisis.

— Grace Lee Boggs

Bear in mind North Korea has been the leading source, a leading source of nuclear technology and of missile delivery systems to…

— Robert McFarlane

Children from humble families must be taught how to command just as other children must be taught how to obey.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I think leadership of any kind requires trust and transparency and voters should demand no less from their political leadership in government.

— Carly Fiorina

From the streets of Los Angeles to the public schools of the Bronx, there is no state of the Union where Latinos…

— Eduardo Bhatia

Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause…

— Jimmy Johnson

“Listening was the most important thing I accomplished each day because it would build the foundation of my leadership for years to…

— Satya Nadella

There's a real sweet spot between challenge and hope - leaders make pathways that keep both firmly in view.

— Marshall Ganz

This is the only leadership life I get, my one and only shot at following God the way I feel him prompting…

— Bill Hybels

“What great leaders have in common is that each truly knows his or her strengths - and can call on the right…

— Tom Rath