Born Quote by Rex Stout

Executive: a man who makes quick decisions and is sometimes right.

— Kin Hubbard

An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.

— John Henry Patterson

A good executive is one who makes people contentedly settle for less than they meant to get, in return for more than they meant…

— Mignon McLaughlin

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the…

— Ambrose Bierce

An executive is one who makes an immediate decision and is sometimes right

— Elbert Hubbard

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants them to do, and self-restraint enough…

— Theodore Roosevelt

A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates.

— David Allen

“If the executive lets the flow of events determine what he does, what he works on, and what he takes seriously, he will fritter…

— Peter F. Drucker

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep…

— Theodore Roosevelt

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

— James Cash Penney

When a person gets to know his Creator, and finally comes to know himself, then his leadership is born.

— Myles Munroe

“Being an executive doesn't require very developed frontal lobes, but rather a combination of charisma, a capacity to sustain boredom, and the ability to…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb