Command Quote by David McCullough

More than all, and above all, [George] Washington was master of himself. If there be one quality more than another in his character which…

— Charles Francis Adams, Sr

Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair.

— David McCullough

Washington's entire honesty of mind and his fearless look into the face of all facts are qualities which can never go out of fashion…

— Henry Cabot Lodge

There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. A lesser man…

— Harry S. Truman

Whoever would understand the character of Washington, in all its compass and grandeur, must learn it from his own writings, and from a complete…

— Jared Sparks

This is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight, but I think it once again points out how very important style of leadership,…

— Robert Teeter

Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first…

— Stephen Ambrose

Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.

— William E. Woodward

Great leaders don’t try to be perfect. They try to be themselves. And that’s what makes them great.

— Simon Sinek

“In truth, the situation was worse than they realized, and no one perceived this as clearly as Washington. Seeing things as they were, and…

— David McCullough

I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with…

— Abraham Lincoln

A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.

— John C. Maxwell