A leader's true measure is not in the applause they receive,... - Walter Mondale

"A leader's true measure is not in the applause they receive, but in the lives they improve."

Walter Mondale Leadership

Politician Journalist American 1928–2021

More from Walter Mondale

"When I lose, I lose. I don't go around crying."

"I offered my full services to the government, well knowing that this would be the last time I should offer them."

"I have lost an election. But I have won an argument."

"Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business."

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"