Leader Quotes

Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to.

A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.

Are the leaders more dependable? Are our peace treaties more durable? Are our ethics more honorable? Time is running out… We must hurry.

For the most part our leaders are merely following out in front; they do but marshal us the way that we are going.

Why in times of need do we call on that one person? Why do we confide in that one person.

Leader, bandits at 2 o’clock! Roger; it’s only 1:30 now-what’ll I do ’til then?

Between [Speaker of the House] Paul Ryan, [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell, and Donald Trump’s team, I don’t see a lot of openings for making real progress.

Every single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.

When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.

Education can’t make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow.