Lifts Quotes by David Gergen

It’s easy to confuse motion with progress.

— David Gergen

There's a normal tendency in the campaign, during a crisis, for the country to rally around the White House. vThat may help Al Gore…

— David Gergen

Ronald Reagan rebuilt the American presidency; it was in trouble when he came into office as an institution, and he did through his communications…

— David Gergen

We are making politics a spectator sport in which our only duty is to vote somebody into office and then retire to the grandstands.

— David Gergen

At the heart of leadership is the leader's relationship with followers. People will entrust their hopes and dreams to another person only if they…

— David Gergen

Leadership is about calling people to do things beyond themselves.

— David Gergen

Politics is like watching football. Yes, you can see it directly on your screen, but I think a lot of people want to have…

— David Gergen

I don't have any problem with a reporter or a news person who says the President is uninformed on this issue or that issue.…

— David Gergen

I think it's particularly raw coming the day after the Electoral College, and Bill Clinton, he's taking this hard. It's been very hard to…

— David Gergen

One cannot underestimate how widely admired Tom Daschle is in Washington for his integrity.

— David Gergen

Leadership is a journey. Each one of us has to take our own path, and get there our own way.

— David Gergen

The proudest moment for [a teacher of leaders] is seeing not what students learn but what they do.

— David Gergen