--- title: "8 Looking Leader Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Looking Leader quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Looking Leader sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/jerome-bettis-3203_football_that-s-a-tough-thing-when-you-ve-got-a-t_231399.jpg" --- > [That's a tough thing when you've got a team that's looking at you as a leader and you're a rookie. You've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-bettis/that-s-a-tough-thing-when-you-ve-got-a-team-that-s-looking-at-you-as/) [Jerome Bettis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerome-bettis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/jerome-bettis-3203_football_that-s-a-tough-thing-when-you-ve-got-a-t_231399.jpg) > [Whenever a high-profile leader dies, people immediately attempt to summarize that person's life in a sentence. Often, critics and commentators get caught…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/whenever-a-high-profile-leader-dies-people-immediately-attempt-to/) [John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/john-c-maxwell-113_attempt_whenever-a-high-profile-leader-dies-peop_291125.jpg) > [When we buy somebody, we cut the head off. We keep the operators who are looking - I hate to use this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tilman-j-fertitta/when-we-buy-somebody-we-cut-the-head-off-we-keep-the-operators-who/) [Tilman J. Fertitta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tilman-j-fertitta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6c/tilman-j-fertitta-15232_better_when-we-buy-somebody-we-cut-the-head-off_1051779.jpg) > [When I'm looking for a leader who's going to fight ISIS and keep America secure, I don't want some meek and mild…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jeffress/when-i-m-looking-for-a-leader-who-s-going-to-fight-isis-and-keep/) [Robert Jeffress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jeffress/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/robert-jeffress-4866_america_when-i-m-looking-for-a-leader-who-s-goin_1059464.jpg) > [People are looking for a leader independent of powerful, wealthy special interests that always push to the front of the line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-o-malley/people-are-looking-for-a-leader-independent-of-powerful-wealthy/) [Martin O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-o-malley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/martin-o-malley-2555_leader_people-are-looking-for-a-leader-independ_1497436.png) > [I believe that the people are looking for a leader who has experience, who has courage, who has vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-coon-come/i-believe-that-the-people-are-looking-for-a-leader-who-has-experience/) [Matthew Coon Come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-coon-come/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/matthew-coon-come-84237_believe_i-believe-that-the-people-are-looking-fo_1574194.png) > [When I'm looking for a leader who's gonna sit across the negotiating table from a nuclear Iran, or who's gonna be intent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jeffress/when-i-m-looking-for-a-leader-who-s-gonna-sit-across-the-negotiating/) [Robert Jeffress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jeffress/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a04/robert-jeffress-4866_find_when-i-m-looking-for-a-leader-who-s-gonn_1734530.jpg) > [When I joined Walmart, I just had a team mindset, but I look back on it now, and I realize some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-mcmillon/when-i-joined-walmart-i-just-had-a-team-mindset-but-i-look-back-on-it/) [Doug McMillon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-mcmillon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/297/doug-mcmillon-6056_early_when-i-joined-walmart-i-just-had-a-team_2526074.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/looking-leader/#itemlist", "name": "Looking Leader Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's a tough thing when you've got a team that's looking at you as a leader and you're a rookie. You've got to develop that. First of all, you have to understand that's expected of you. How do you understand that if you don't know?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerome Bettis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-bettis/that-s-a-tough-thing-when-you-ve-got-a-team-that-s-looking-at-you-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/jerome-bettis-3203_football_that-s-a-tough-thing-when-you-ve-got-a-t_231399.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/jerome-bettis-3203_football_that-s-a-tough-thing-when-you-ve-got-a-t_231399.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/jerome-bettis-3203_football_that-s-a-tough-thing-when-you-ve-got-a-t_231399.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's a tough thing when you've got a team that's looking at you as a leader and you're a rookie. 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