Fired Quote by Robert M. Gates

Often, when people like me are elected or appointed to positions of senior leadership, the rules of the game seem to change.

— Annamie Paul

If possible, to be in a position to announce who is going to step in as the interim immediately. And if possible, to announce…

— Robert M. Gates

No matter how senior an official is, if he violates party discipline and the law of the country, he will be seriously dealt with…

— Li Keqiang

Before the word 'resignation' became a euphemism for being fired, it connoted a sense of public integrity and personal honor.

— Bret Stephens

Over my career, I'd watched senior leader visits have unintended negative consequences. Typically, schedules were unrealistically overloaded and were modified during the visit to…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

When it comes to personnel issues, I act professionally and respectful of former employees. I just assume that's a two-way street. It's disappointing when…

— Michele Bachmann

If you aspire to senior leadership, you're going to have to work hard. That doesn't mean you have to give up everything.

— Julie Sweet

In the end we are all sacked and it's always awful. It is as inevitable as death following life. If you are elevated there…

— Alan Clark

As a leader, you have no right to have any employee wonder how they fit in and where they are going.

— Jack Welch

There are a very limited number of people in senior roles at the White House, and time is their most precious asset.

— Ben Rhodes

At the end of the day, when you are in the front office, your tenure is dictated by the people surrounding you.

— Bill Goldberg

In my experience, people are usually fired for reasons having to do with budgetary constraints, incompetence or not fulfilling the terms of a contract.

— Michael Shermer