I can’t deny that the thought of being governor, the thought of being president, is alluring. And beyond that, it would be an opportunity to make a real impact on people’s lives on a global scale. But there are a lot of other things I want to do first.

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.

With tech companies, whoever’s the leader is always questioned, you know. They say, ‚Is this the end of them?‘ And – there’s more – more times people think that’s the case than it really is the case.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

I think our politicians could learn a lot from Mandela.

Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs.

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.

Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy.

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

A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.

No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might – but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn’t. In fact, I didn’t even know you were supposed to have one.

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?

The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

Those 62 million girls who are not being educated around the world impact my life in Washington, D.C., in the United States of America. Because if we aren’t empowering and providing the skills and the resources to half of our population, then we’re not realizing our full potential as a society, as mankind.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

If the American people don’t love me, their descendants will.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.

From a young age, I learned to focus on the things I was good at and delegate to others what I was not good at. That’s how Virgin is run. Fantastic people throughout the Virgin Group run our businesses, allowing me to think creatively and strategically.

Except for the title ‚father,‘ there is no title, including ‚vice president,‘ that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

I had nothing growing up, but I always wanted to be ‚sexy,‘ even before I knew what the word was.

I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters – two beautiful, intelligent black young women – playing with their dogs on the White House lawn. And because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters, and all our sons and daughters, now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States.

Steve Jobs‘ ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things as revolutionary are amazing things.

People make a big fuss over you when you’re President. But I’m very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it doesn’t go to my head.

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don’t honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

Founding a company is hard. Most of it isn’t smooth. You’ll have to make very hard decisions. You have to fire a few people. Therefore, if you don’t believe in your mission, giving up is easy. The majority of founders give up. But the best founders don’t give up.

Leadership is hard. It’s a skill. It’s a technique.

I’ve had some ‚riotous excursions of the human spirit‘ alongside the young Sailors and Marines, and it’s time to leave the stage to the young leaders who got their rank the old-fashioned way – they earned their stripes in combat.

I 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.

If 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.

Managers today have to do more with less, and get better results from limited resources, more than ever before.

When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women’s Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women’s rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future.

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

Leadership is absolutely vital if there are comparable countries which can affect the security of the world you live in. Between Lincoln and Roosevelt’s time, America was protected by huge oceans and, in practice, by the British navy. Today, it’s different, and the obsession of the Obama administration has been for retrenchment.

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

I had never been in charge of anything. I’d always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I’d never been in charge of an organization.

We need someone with superb judgement in their own right because, yes, a president can hire the best advisors on Earth, but I guarantee you this: Five advisors will give five different opinions. And it is the president – and the president alone – who always makes the final call.

I identify myself as a hustler since I was a young kid.

As president, I’m committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

I think Clinton, after getting into office and into Washington, was shocked at being bludgeoned. So he spent time trying to be all things to all people – one way guaranteed not to be successful or respected in a lion’s den. You can’t just play around with all those big cats – you’ve got to take somebody on.

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France.

I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, ‚Dang, she looks good for her age!‘

As president, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people. But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values and your vision and the life experiences that make you who you are.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I’ll show you a poorly uniformed leader.

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

The last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President.

I’m not comparing myself with anyone, but I am very confident about my captaincy, as I have already led India and in the IPL also. I have confidence I can bring out each player’s ability fully and also give them a lot of confidence… I would like to stick to what I know best and what I have confidence in.

I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

I speak directly to the people, and I know that the people of California want to have better leadership. They want to have great leadership. They want to have somebody that will represent them. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a Democrat or a Republican, young or old.

I don’t need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.

I just think people should invest in the world. Don’t invest in fashion, but invest in the world.