“Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.”

“Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling together. Our democracy is suffering from the choices being made, and yet we are offered the same tired excuses and unrealistic analyses.”

“To be elected president, you have to do more than tear down your opponents. You have to give the American people a reason to vote for you - a reason to hope - a reason to believe that under your leadership, America will be better.”

“But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership.”

“So, President Obama wants to change America. I understand that. We don't need to change America. We need to change the White House. We need to change the leadership in the White House.”

“If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.”

“I think that my leadership style is to get people to fear staying in place, to fear not changing.”

“I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual I'm too abstract I think too much.”

“If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn't run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We're going to run on the president's strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term.”