A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
A leader has to 'appear' consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.
Women often are so focused on getting their jobs done well that they forget that building relationships is a key part of being a leader - and increasingly so, the higher you go.
As far as Iraq is concerned, let's not forget what the UNSCR is about, that the main consideration in Iraq is that there is a leader who has been developing weapons of mass destruction, and has been violating UN resolutions for over a decade.
Democrats' attack on the Republican majority leader is nothing but a coordinated agenda to stop an effective leader from accomplishing the people's business.
If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.
I have to be a leader now. I need to shoulder responsibility more than I used to. It's changed me, but I'm OK with that.
A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.
Remember that in the early days of the feminist movement, they refused to have a leader; different women would just stand up and speak. The early feminists were very careful to not put what was spontaneously arising back in the old bottle.
I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account; you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.
On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, and within a few weeks the full-scale reformation he attempted to carry out both inside his country and in its cold war relations with the West, particularly the United States, began to unfold.
Mitt Romney understands the importance of Alaska as a leader in our country's energy production and I look forward to working with him on such an important economic and national security matter.
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
Those who know me would say I'm a passionate and hard-working mom and a community leader who knows how to get things done.
Don't fall in love with everything that you may have read and everything that you may have heard from any political leader, including myself.
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.
Citadel is a global technology leader, recognized for its work to level the playing field for investors and make markets more fair, transparent and efficient. I look forward to leading this exemplary team as we grow this global business.
The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially.
I think people across America want a leader who's actually going to listen to them.
A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
The sad thing is that apparently if you want to become the next Premier or the leader, suddenly you've got to shut down your human side.
The day before the anniversary of D-Day, we lost a man who was equaled by few and surpassed by none as a leader in the cause of freedom: Ronald Reagan.
I watched Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech before Congress, and I saw a man who loves his country with all his heart and soul. I also saw a strong leader, which is absolutely crucial for the safety of the Israeli people.
Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.
And you cannot have a socialist revolution commandeered from the top, ordered around by some omniscient leader or group of leaders.
My first real experience of ambition was as party leader. It was my ambition for Labour to win, in which event I would be prime minister.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.
You know, the truth is this: it is a leader's job to challenge the status quo. And when you do, you make enemies.
Well, Dwight was born to be No. 2 and I don't think he would know what to do as a leader. But he loves following. He would have made a great fascist.
America must be the moral leader. It is not enough to have power. Power must be used to protect freedom and give all people hope for the opportunity to see the fruit of their own labor.
If I can be a leader, I will.
Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.
I'm a very happy, content member of David Cameron's team. I fought very hard to get my friend elected as leader of the Conservative party, then elected as the prime minister of this country, and I'm very happy being part of that team that is bringing change to this country.