Leadership Quotes

“We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and the middle class and Democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative in order to be able to do that.”

-- Debbie Wasserman Schultz

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

-- Warren G. Bennis

“Life isn't easy, and leadership is harder still.”

-- Walter Russell Mead

“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”

-- E. Joseph Cossman

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”

-- Bill Owens

“It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.”

-- Michael Eisner

“Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership.”

-- Bill Owens

“IBM has taken a leadership role in this area and is prepared to be a technology partner with companies around the world to take advantage of these new developments.”

-- John Patrick

“Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.”

-- Madeleine Albright

“Get the best people and train them well.”

-- Scott McNealy