Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish; push ... - Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish; push it, and it will go nowhere at all."

Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership

Military General American 1890–1969

More from Dwight D. Eisenhower

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."

"Plans are nothing; planning is everything."

"The future of this world hinges on the faith in the soundness of free society."

"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"