Being Quote by Pritam Singh

I'm not a representative of the military establishment. I came in with the Reagan Administration in 1981 as a presidential appointee.

— Fred Ikle

As for leadership, I am the kind who leads reluctantly and more by example than anything else. Someone had to be on the incorporation…

— Keith Henson

I joined the Communist Party because I felt I had to be in some organization.

— Klaus Fuchs

My involvement with Guantanamo began as vice chief of staff.

— Jack Keane

I asked that I not be considered for vice president of the United States.

— John McCain

Leadership is something I was born with.

— Carmelo Anthony

I haven't necessarily joined politics to become a leader but because it was the need of the time.

— Urmila Matondkar

I am sorry I couldn't complete my term as leader. It is necessary for my staff to resign ... to regain the people's trust.

— Seiji Maehara

But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.

— Jane Byrne

You can't become a leader in one conference.

— John C. Maxwell

I was a career non-partisan civil servant detailed to the National Security Council. Never was I asked who I voted for or what political…

— Andy Kim

It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

— Ulysses S. Grant