I heard that when Christina Aguilera went back to her prom, people, like, booed her. I can’t imagine going through that. If you know that’s going to happen, why put yourself in that situation? I’d rather play for 20,000 screaming people, you know?
Taylor SwiftUse power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
George W. BushAmerica’s promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That’s one of the reasons why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.
Barack ObamaI’ve seen how the issues that come across a president’s desk are always the hard ones – the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer.
Michelle ObamaIn my heart, I’m confident I could make a good president.
Joe BidenI would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.
George W. BushI will praise any man that will praise me.
William ShakespeareTo rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.
ConfuciusEver since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton.
Jimmy CarterTheir is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
Joseph AddisonExperience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas JeffersonIn framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
James MadisonPoliticians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.
Maya AngelouI don’t usually admire Sarah Palin, but when she was making fun of this ‚hopey changey stuff,‘ she was right: there was nothing there.
Noam ChomskyWe named the book ‚Extreme Ownership‘ because we really found that when we looked at not only at leaders but at teams that were the most successful, we found that the ones that had this attitude of extreme ownership were the ones that did the best, and it’s definitely an attitude that I had.
Jocko WillinkTrue praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaBarack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it, and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are or where we’re from or what we look like or who we love.
Michelle ObamaWe need every person on Earth to acknowledge that climate change is real and encourage each other and our leaders to address the challenge.
Richard BransonIf you have fear, you are bound by tradition, you follow some leader or guru. When you are bound by tradition, when you are afraid of your husband or your wife, you lose your dignity as an individual human being.
Jiddu KrishnamurtiThe great thieves lead away the little thief.
DiogenesConcede that the new government of Louisiana is only to what it should be, as the egg is to the fowl; we shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.
Abraham LincolnYou do the policy, I’ll do the politics.
Dan QuayleTo avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
Elbert HubbardOne word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is ‚to be prepared‘.
Dan QuayleIf you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you’re decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.
Narendra ModiIf you want to occupy the C-suite or the top one-tenth of 1% in any organization, you have to be obsessively devoted to your career at the expense of everything else. And women look at that, and they think, ‚No.‘
Jordan PetersonClever tyrants are never punished.
VoltaireI would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
John D. RockefellerNo one person controls Microsoft. The board and the shareholders decide whether they want to have me as CEO.
Bill GatesI remember the last three days that I was president, I never went to bed at all. I never went to bed until we had negotiated the final release of the hostages.
Jimmy CarterNothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Francis BaconWhen I checked into SEAL Team One many years ago, one of the things that I noticed was there was this old guy, who was younger than I am today, who I decided that I was going to be like. I wanted to emulate what he was doing, and one of those things was he got to work before anybody else.
Jocko WillinkIn a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I’m against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
Narendra ModiYou cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person.
Pope FrancisYou get to a point where it’s like you can’t really do anything right, and people will pick on you for whatever decisions you make, so I just try and take no notice and get on with my music.
Taylor SwiftOur brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I’ll be right there with you as a citizen – inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.
Barack ObamaDo what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.
Eleanor RooseveltTo the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhen I take action, I’m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It’s going to be decisive.
George W. BushYou’re president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an opportunity to have an input.
Joe BidenIt constitutes a superhuman effort to lead any people in times of crisis. Without them, the changes would be impossible.
Fidel CastroNo foreign policy – no matter how ingenious – has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none.
Henry KissingerProbably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.
George OrwellThose people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.
Brian TracyKings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
Edmund BurkeLeaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That’s not a guess, it’s a guarantee. With pride, it’s not a matter of ‚if‘ we will fall, but ‚when.‘ There are no exceptions.
John C. MaxwellIt’d be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren’t kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I’m not a baby sitter.
EminemPositional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.
John C. MaxwellSoldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
Napoleon BonaparteI had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
Julius CaesarPeople invest in businesses that they believe have the leadership, mission and team to grow and operate profitably.
Robert KiyosakiA true artist is expected to be all that is noble-minded, and this is not altogether a mistake; on the other hand, however, in what a mean way are critics allowed to pounce upon us.
Ludwig van BeethovenWhen you are president, being able to clearly articulate detailed plans to help the people of this country is a good thing. Knowing what you’re doing is a good thing. And let me tell you, Hillary Clinton absolutely knows what she’s doing.
Michelle ObamaI once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You’ve got to just stand there and take it.
Lyndon B. JohnsonWhen there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
Herbert HooverFor people who may think they know, or have snippets of who I am, you can attack that person. That’s part of being a public figure.
Tom BradyThe men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private unity of public men and their God is an enduring source of reassurance for the people of America.
Lyndon B. JohnsonI think it’s a myth that American public or any other public is so stupid that they need to be constantly pricked.
Brian EnoLet us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.
Ronald ReaganWhat Washington needs is adult supervision.
Barack Obama