“Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.”

“Leaders grasp nettles.”

“I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people.”

“I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.”

“The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.”

“If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher.”

“I believe that in Europe, we have a collective leadership.”

“In fair weather prepare for foul.”

“If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.”