Leadership Quotes
“We have a country to turn around. This week you will nominate the most experienced executive to seek the presidency in 60 years in Mitt Romney. He has no illusions about what makes America great, and he doesn't confuse the presidency with celebrity, or loftiness with leadership.”
“It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.”
-- Kamisese Mara
“I want American Dream growth - lots of new businesses, well-paying jobs, and American leadership in new industries, like clean energy and biotechnology.”
-- William J. Clinton
“Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity, and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital.”
-- Jeff Bezos
“The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
-- James Buchanan
“The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president.”
-- David Herbert Donald
“All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies.”
-- Thomas E. Mann