Leadership Quotes

"A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman."

"Weakness in authority proves the strength of free men."

"A disposition to preserve and an ability to improve, taken together, form the character of a true statesman."

"In a state of regal splendor, every thing to be done must be done magnificently."

"Government without a principle of benevolence is tyranny."

"To understand government, one must understand human nature first."

"The art of legislation is the art of creating happiness."

"The first principle of good government is the happiness of the governed."

"A man of principle is rare, but invaluable to any nation."

"I have always believed you are only as good as your word."

"The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds."

"I feel that I have a great responsibility."

"A good leader must be strong and just."

"Leaders bear great responsibility."

"Leaders must serve their people."

"The statesman must think in terms of decades and centuries, not days and years."

"The art of diplomacy is the ability to make others believe what you want them to believe."

"A good diplomat must never show his hand until the final moment."

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

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

"It is impossible for the Queen to say that she has been pleased with the conduct of Parliament."

"A foreign secretary is forever pouring oil on troubled waters, yet the waters grow more troubled still."

"What is merit? It is not always easy to determine, but it must be judged by actions and results."

"Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people."

"In affairs of state, a man must think boldly but act cautiously."

"One must always be prepared for the unexpected in affairs of state."

"Those who serve must do so with humility and a sense of duty."

"In times of crisis, the true nature of leadership is revealed."

"A statesman must think in terms of generations, not elections."

"Liberality must be the servant, not the master, of order."