Quotes about Leadership

I am a very impatient director.

We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.

I think, a lot of times, we talk about asking our players to be accountable. But I know that I'm imperfect. And if I can't admit a mistake, then what does that represent to our guys?

If you listen to Giuliani, it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like, he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy.

Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.

Indeed, the world is a better place because there was such a leader as President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Oddly, the most freeing thing we can ever do is to abdicate the throne of our own miniature kingdoms.

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.

You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions. ... You may find you can get away with virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, virtual everything.