Leadership Quotes
“World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century.”
“In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership.”
-- Donald Rumsfeld
“To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.”
-- Aristotle Onassis
“There's a void of leadership in a lot of Washington. I think one of the reasons why there's so much angst across the country.”
-- Rush Limbaugh
“Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions.”
-- Ibrahim Babangida
“There's a very big gulf between the black civil rights leadership in America and the black middle class in America. The black middle class are conservative. Many of those minorities can be persuaded to be members of the Republican Party.”
-- Pete du Pont
“No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.”
-- Andrew Carnegie