Peter Cosgrove

But it is my total conviction that all the trappings of good leadership are generic and widely applicable whether you are standing…

— Peter Cosgrove

We want our leaders to be fair dinkum, as much among us as above us.

— Peter Cosgrove

But the people of the disaster area fundamentally needed to understand that the rest of Australia had noticed their misery and their…

— Peter Cosgrove

Let's start therefore with a universal truth: leaders are fundamentally accountable.

— Peter Cosgrove

They (the youth of Australia) are out there clamouring in all forms of voice, and they are not so much hedging us…

— Peter Cosgrove

Communication is the conduit of leadership from the Prime Minister down to the leading hand of a small group of council workers…

— Peter Cosgrove

We all of us have a reputation, something we are known for, and sometimes it may be different from what we would…

— Peter Cosgrove

In business, integrity is just as important as in any of the great public offices... but I believe one of the first…

— Peter Cosgrove

It's instructive to consider the more spectacular and well-known falls from grace of leaders in the public eye... In the main, the…

— Peter Cosgrove

Our vision is to look through the eyes of our kids. We are a lucky, peaceful nation. We are an unselfish people.…

— Peter Cosgrove

Older people often mistakenly consider that the young people do not care about their country, but the reverse is actually true.

— Peter Cosgrove

Oh, fatherhood has a very humanising effect on a bloke like me in the military. As a dad, you become absolutely aware…

— Peter Cosgrove

I must say that part of our national wealth is not only the nation's people but those people who lead them.

— Peter Cosgrove

I saw one of my primary tasks was to do what I could to restore confidence, to ensure that people knew and…

— Peter Cosgrove

Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands.

— Peter Cosgrove