Quotes about Leadership

Ministries that have it always have a clear vision

Leaders with it do more than just think of new ideas; they actually do the new ideas.

Someone said that if you're lonely at the top, it's because you didn't take anyone with you.

As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it.

For me, I may have titles like CEO, director or vice chairman but the best title for me is 'working mother.'

Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be Vice President of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend. She is qualified to be President of the United States of America. She's easily qualified to be Vice President of the United States of America.

You shut the door, you tell the boss exactly what you think. But when the door opens, the job of the vice president is to stand right next to the president and implement the policy that he's decided. And I'm prepared to do that.

President Bush gave me a tremendous opportunity to serve as the vice president. I enjoyed very much having the opportunity to be a part of his team. He told me at the outset, he wanted me to sign on to be a part of his team - and he was true to his word, kept it. He was tough. He was decisive. He was also a pretty good politician.

Secretary of state is far superior to vice president, because it's involved in continuously solving problems and making policy and not being on standby.

I think people forget that bipartisanship is really the burden of the victor, not the loser.

Give your employees a shot at showing the company a new way, and provide the room for them to chalk up a few small victories. Once they've proved that their idea can work on a limited basis, they can begin to scale it up.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.