Quotes about Leadership

In a 2006 speech then-senator Barack Obama gave to a group of college students, he offered these sage words about success: "Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.

told them that you have to earn the right to be heard. People won't just follow you because you say so. They will only follow you when you have endured, developed, grown, and sometimes suffered.

Soon I was to find that people who had been creative at one stage of growth now seemed empty of ideas—and worse, they seemed not to notice that the ground had moved up under their feet! As I grew and encountered higher ideals and new goals, what had once been acceptable now seemed lethargic at best and lethal if ignored. You can't take everyone with you just because they were with you where you were before.

Street cred is hard won and Destiny requires you to pay it forward. God helps you through hard times so you can help someone else.

Dad is our first definition of masculinity.

Continue to speak out against all forms of injustice to yourselves and others, and you will set a mighty example for your children and for future generations.

Andy Andrews is the best speaker I have ever seen.

I've had the honor of speaking at many commencements.

The Cabinet makes collective decision and when the Cabinet speaks it speaks with one voice.

I didn't set out specifically to be a manager, but once you end up in that role you want to be measured against the best in the profession.

When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.

I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.