Convincing Quote by Doris Kearns Goodwin

One of my core philosophies of leadership is valuing opinion and growing ownership within the group. That means that we have to hear opinions.

— Jesse Marsch

We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.

— Marco Rubio

In America, public opinion is the leader

— Frances Perkins

I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the…

— Shirley Chisholm

I know how easy it is for some minds to glide along with the current of popular opinion, where influence, respectability, and all those…

— Benjamin F. Wade

Leadership is not about popularity, it is about doing what is right.

— Laura Bush

As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my…

— Nelson Mandela

If you want to be a leader, it doesn't mean that you have to have an opinion on everything. But if you do have…

— Barbara Boxer

If you are guided by opinion polls, you are not practicing leadership -- you are practicing followership.

— Margaret Thatcher

Speaking passionately from the very center of who you are is compelling, forceful, persuasive: that’s what leadership sounds like.

— Charlotte Beers

Leadership is about making the right decision and the best decision before, sometimes, it becomes entirely popular.

— Martin O'Malley

Business leaders shape public opinion.

— Marvin Bower