Leader Quotes

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A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so… — John Updike
You have to know one big thing and stick with it. The leaders who had one very big idea and one very big commitment. This… — Irving Kristol
In 1891, during the Presidency of William Henry Harrison [Benjamin Harrison], electric lights were first installed in the White House, the residence of the leaders… — Jimmy Carter
Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and… — Albert Camus
What leaders have to remember is that somewhere under the somnolent surface is the creature that builds civilizations, the dreamer of dreams, the risk taker.… — John W. Gardner
Every time I criticize what I consider to be excesses or faults in the news business, I am accused of repression, and the leaders of… — Spiro T. Agnew
In the life of the human spirit, words are action, much more so than many of us realize who live in countries where freedom of… — Jimmy Carter
There is no 'slippery slope' toward loss of liberty, only a long staircase where each step down must first be tolerated by the American people… — Alan K. Simpson
Washington had performed his role to perfection. It was no enough that a leader look the part; by Washington's rules, he must know how to… — David McCullough
Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a result of being… — Warren G. Bennis
I've always managed by walking around. Any CEO or leader who spends the majority of his time in his office is not doing his job. — Donny Deutsch
Political leaders in capitalist countries who cheer the collapse of socialism in other countries continue to favor socialist solutions in their own. They know the… — Milton Friedman
He who cultivates that quiet, unobtrusive ecstasy of inner joyousness can scale any heights and be a leader in his field, no matter what that… — Walter Russell
...Had proven himself a leader of remarkable ability, a man not only of enterprising ideas, but with the staying power to carry them out. — David McCullough
Dissections daily convince us of our ignorance of disease, and cause us to blush at our prescriptions. What mischief have we done under the belief… — Benjamin Rush
I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately in our culture, the charismatic… — Ella Baker
Our leaders must remember that education doesn't begin with some isolated bureaucrat in Washington. It doesn't even begin with state or local officials. Education begins… — Ronald Reagan
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. — Ann Coulter
People who believe they are acting with the mandate of God, who see others who don't share their beliefs as inferior in the eyes of… — Ron Reagan
If you have a few hundred followers and you let some of them molest children, they call you a cult leader. If you have a… — Bill Maher

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