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Leadership Quotes
"I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual; I'm too abstract; I think too much."
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"The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years."
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"Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems."
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"As the U.S. trade deficit, and the portion of that deficit attributed to China, continue to grow, our own economy is at risk of losing its reputation as a leader in world trade."
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"Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP."
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"A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself."
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"I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome."
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"The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO."
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"We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity."
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"Without vision, a church devolves into a lukewarm, aimless organization characterized by infighting, budget grabbing and a dead heart for the lost."
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"I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."
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"Working together as a team helps build a cohesive organization."
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"Athena came to stand by her side. She reached out and ran a light touch over the read wrap. 'Nice dress."Grace frowned in disbelief. 'They're fighting to the death and you're admiring my clothes?'Athena laughed. 'Trust me, I pick my generals well. Priapus doesn't stand a chance."
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"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve."
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"The Prince is the only option to a better living. His arm is reliable and dependable. Get to Him, stay glued and remain on Top!"
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"The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half."
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"We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and the middle class and Democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative in order to be able to do that."
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"World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century."
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"Effective leaders allow God to shape them into the kind of people they need to be for each situation they encounter."
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"Let go of a need for personal recognition. Heap kudos on others and they'll perform even better next time. Leaders are only as good as those who follow them and followers are at their best when leaders are quick to give credit for successes."
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"I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of a Sovereign State."
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"Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the House right now seems to have been strangled by the tea party."
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"I believe "Leadership" is creating the environment for the greatness in people to emerge."
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"When there is no Personal Responsibility in any society, there cannot be a responsible government. Responsible government is an off shoot of a culture of Personal Responsibility."
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"One of the people that I respect the most now, a person I think has done a heck of a lot for this world as a leader, is Margaret Thatcher. She helped create a world that offers us a lot of excitement as we look to the next century."
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"Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its wrist to show how long it takes to do it."
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"Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never been the same since."
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"...you cannot be a leader if no one is willing to follow and work alongside you. An arrogant person does not ask for help and is therefore helpless. An arrogant person claims to know everything and thus is clueless. A humble person attracts helpers and teachers."
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"In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision."
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"There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader."
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"The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same."
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"The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live."
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"Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership."
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"I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister."
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"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
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"I think there is value in having practising scientists as leaders of research institutions."
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"And yet many of us do it without families," Nynaeve said. "Without love, without passion beyond our own particular interests. So even while we try to guide the world, we separate ourselves from it.We risk arrogance, Egwene. We always assume we know best, but risk making ourselves unable to fathom the people we claim to serve."
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"Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another."
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"Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than what has transpired thus far."
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"I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so."
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"Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people."
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"The ability to stay calm and focused in the midst of change is what distinguishes great leaders from those just collecting a paycheck."
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"In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort."
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"This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage."
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"We didn't make the mistakes that many other cities did."
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"You don't miss great leaders because their impacts and footprints are always staring at you in the face."
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