“To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.”

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

“The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or in Eastern Europe, without understanding the need to also produce millions of people on the streets of Britain.”

“Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.”

“The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.”

“You watch television and see what's going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing's going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress.”

“Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton.”

“If people want to get into leadership through corrupt practices, through corrupt means, I think that's detestable we have to take action.”

“I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I can continue to press the Government for the things that matter to you, in a way that members of the opposition are unable to.”

“In this nation, leadership is dollars.”

“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.”

“The world is starving for original and decisive leadership.”

“It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.”

“Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.”

“The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.”

“Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.”

“Leaders grasp nettles.”

“I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people.”

“I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.”

“The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.”

“If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher.”