Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. — Polybius Copy Share Image
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
“Some (but not Nasser) actually ‘swore on the Koran and the sword’ (pleaded allegiance to the group). But neither the Brotherhood's political… — Tarek Osman Copy Share Image
“Military leadership is a journey, not a destination. It is continually challenged, and must continually prove it self anew against fresh obstacles.… — Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn Copy Share Image
I've got to tell you what, the soldier doesn't fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay,… — Norman Schwarzkopf Copy Share Image
Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume… — Neil Sheehan Copy Share Image
“A number of the coup's leaders, including Nasser, had relationships with the Brotherhood. Some (but not Nasser) actually ‘swore on the Koran… — Tarek Osman Copy Share Image
The First Lady and I both spotted the President standing under the mistletoe and she moved in to grab a kiss from… — Pete Souza Copy Share Image
“Such invocations of fin-de-siècle manliness are so ubiquitous in the correspondence and memoranda of these years that it is difficult to localize… — Christopher Munro Clark Copy Share Image
A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do, and… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
If officers desire to have control over their commands, they must remain habitually with them, industriously attend to their instruction and comfort,… — Stonewall Jackson Copy Share Image
The Kurds' achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically. European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too,… — Ahmed Chalabi Copy Share Image
The failings in Afghanistan don't fall on the shoulders of the American service personnel trying to complete their mission. The failure falls… — Erik Prince Copy Share Image
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
“Leadership has mostly been studied in the context of armies (military leadership), nations (political leadership) and business (corporate leadership), with good reason.… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
You want to be commander-in-chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need a president who will lead with a stronger, more consistent foreign policy. We also need our commander in chief to… — Lee Zeldin Copy Share Image
