But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven’t exactly been non-aggressive – including me.

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.

The art of delegation is one of the key skills any entrepreneur must master.

Law is always better than war.

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.

One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. I wanted to be a secretary of a state who was a woman, but not just chosen for that particular reason.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.

Man can never be a woman’s equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.

Disagreement is something normal.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

I’m more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It’s just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.

By improving health, empowering women, population growth comes down.

Those 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.

Passive aggressors who are adept at this will have trained themselves to remain calm, while you get irritated and emotional.

I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there’s too much fraternizing with the enemy.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

I’m the only president you’ve got.

Women have to be extremely careful about choosing something that they consider an act of defiance that can really be used to further their enslavement.

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.

To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.

If one has the answers to all the questions – that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be humble.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

The President’s post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.

I don’t want a brat on my team.

A leader who confines his role to his people’s experience dooms himself to stagnation; a leader who outstrips his people’s experience runs the risk of not being understood.

Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.

Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationship of women and the creations of science. Although women have not taken full advantage of its use and benefits, air travel is as available to them as to men.

I’m glad I’m not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone’s tape recording what you say.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

All my authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.

We 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.

A good model of how to ‚work with the enemy‘ internally is presented by the Dalai Lama, in his endless caretaking of his soul as he confronts the Chinese government that invaded Tibet.

I have seen how leaders rule by intimidation. Leaders who demonize and dehumanize entire groups of people often do so because they have nothing else to offer. And I have seen how places that stifle the voices and dismiss the potential of their citizens are diminished: how they are less vital, less hopeful, less free.

Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.

We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

Men weren’t always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.

I owe nothing to Women’s Lib.

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.

Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn’t it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?

People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.

Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for the good.

I can move any crowd.

The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear.

I understand everybody in this country doesn’t agree with the decisions I’ve made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand.