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 about being a servant first.”

-- Allen West

“You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.”

-- Norman Schwarzkopf

“You cannot transpose the U.S. system on Turkey, and the Turkish system on France etc. You have to understand the people and their culture. That's leadership.”

-- Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

“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.”

-- Artur Davis

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”

-- Harvey S. Firestone

“Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.”

-- Donald Rumsfeld

“Sport fosters many things that are good teamwork and leadership.”

-- Daley Thompson

“Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.”

-- Jim Rohn

“If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.”

-- David Suzuki