“Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.”

“The President's speech suggested to me that were we to follow his leadership, we will be in Iraq not for months, but for years. I also hope I am wrong on this.”

“By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world.”

“How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.”

“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

“My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.”

“Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.”

“It's not as if our party has a leadership campaign underway.”

“If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.”

“We have now under President Obama's leadership had 29 months in a row of private sector job growth. That stretch of positive private sector job growth hasn't happened since 2005. We still have a long way to go, but we are moving in the right direction.”

“Leadership does not depend on being right.”

“When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'”

“The union is much more than me, and when you think the union is you and it's not about who you represent, I think you've sort of lost your morals and focus and the purpose of your leadership.”

“Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.”

“The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination.”

“For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near - do what the party leadership demands, or do what the people have asked you to do. If my colleagues don't mind some advice from a newcomer, I'd suggest going with the will of the people.”

“We need safe communities that are free from methamphetamine and a federal commitment to stand next to state leadership and law enforcement in the fight against this epidemic.”

“If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.”

“You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.”

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”