532 private quotes tagged leadership

“It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.”— William Pollard

“The biggest novelty of 2013 will be new leadership in China. Very little is known about the views of the new leaders - who will rule the country for ten years. But we do know they're the first generation of Chinese leaders who have spent the majority of their lives in a China 'opening up' to the rest of the world.”— David Miliband

“The test of leadership for David Cameron was actually to bring the British Conservative Party back in to the mainstream.”— David Miliband

“Clearly no one knows what leadership has gone undiscovered in women of all races, and in black and other minority men.”— Gloria Steinem

“I think Chinese leadership is trying to tell the world they have another set of logic or reasoning or values which are different from yours. Of course, I don't think they believe that. It's just an argument that's made when you can't confront the truth and facts. They really want to maintain power.”— Ai Weiwei

“The fact is, when it comes to economic leadership, the Republicans have nothing to brag about. This isn't what the American people want. They want to see progress that works for them.”— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

“Democrats are going to proudly run on the fact that we turned the economy around. It was our policies under President Obama's leadership through the Recovery Act, through investing in the automobile industry.”— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

“Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the House right now seems to have been strangled by the tea party.”— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

“Aren't we at the point where the closer we get to chaos, the more concern that there should be about coming to the table and compromising with Democrats? This is not leadership. This is almost like dictatorship.”— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

“We've been sitting at the compromise table for a long time. We're just waiting for that cold chair to be warmed up by the Republican leadership. They still have time to do the right thing and be responsible. They just seem to be moving further and further away from it.”— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”— Pete Hoekstra

“China and India will take the global leadership on climate change: they are suffering for it.”— Malcolm Turnbull

“President Bush has shown great leadership. He has said that the 21st century will not be ruled or dictated by terrorists, dictators, and murderers. He is absolutely right. God bless him for his resolve.”— Lindsey Graham

“This is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight, but I think it once again points out how very important style of leadership, that is the way he does what he does, is to his perception.”— Robert Teeter

“Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates.”— Robert Teeter

“If you can provide the funding and you get the leadership, you'll have a competitive team.”— T. Boone Pickens

“I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.”— Kofi Annan

“At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means.”— Gerry Adams

“I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.”— Queen Elizabeth II

“Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.”— Christie Hefner

“We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.”— Christiane Amanpour

“You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.”— Angela Davis

“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.”— Theodore Hesburgh

“I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.”— Mo Rocca

“I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.”— Michelle Bachelet