Leadership Quotes

"Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge."

"A leader is one who sees the light and guides others toward it."

"Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it."

"We are the ones we've been waiting for."

"The world will look to us, America, to see if we still believe in the power of our ideals."

"I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral."

"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."

"Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."

"Our task is not to fix the blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future."

"I do not want it said of me that I was the man under whom America declined."

"The future will be determined by those who have the courage to shape it."

"I'm more interested in what I can do for my country than in what my country can do for me."

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."

"I have learned that one of the most important rules of effective leadership is not to own all the good ideas yourself."

"The buck stops here."

"The President has a duty to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

"If a man is responsible for his country, he must think of the future and not of the past."

"A president either is responsible for what happens in this country or he isn't."

"People do not want words – they want the continual confidence of action."

"Every President needs to have his Roscoe – somebody who can tell him to go to hell."

"I am not a labor leader. I do not want you to follow me or anyone else if you are capable of walking in front of yourselves."

"A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics."

"The strongest democracies are built from the ground up."

"Leadership requires the ability to admit when you're wrong."

"We need a president who will listen and learn, not just lecture."

"Give a man a place to stand, and he can move the world."

"Leadership is about being the stronger heart."

"I want to be a Prime Minister for every New Zealander."

"There is no greater privilege than to serve your country."

"I believe in the power of collaborative leadership."