I break ground. I trailblaze.
Dwayne JohnsonPersonally, I’d like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems.
Bill GatesI want to be just a pure spiritual leader.
Dalai LamaOne man with courage is a majority.
Thomas JeffersonIf men were angels, no government would be necessary.
James MadisonI 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.
Dwayne JohnsonI think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.
Thomas JeffersonAll government, of course, is against liberty.
H. L. MenckenIdealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.
Aldous HuxleyI’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.
Jim MattisI can die a happy man never having been president of the United States of America. But it doesn’t mean I won’t run.
Joe BidenI became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.
Angelina JolieThe wisest have the most authority.
PlatoI despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left and hurl rocks at those in the center.
Dwight D. EisenhowerPolitics have no relation to morals.
Niccolo MachiavelliI would rather have peace in the world than be President.
Harry S. TrumanExample is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Albert SchweitzerOne of the key qualities a leader must possess is the ability to detach from the chaos, mayhem, and emotions in a situation and make good, clear decisions based on what is actually happening.
Jocko WillinkI like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.
Virat KohliExcept for the title ‚father,‘ there is no title, including ‚vice president,‘ that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.
Joe BidenFacts are not liberals‘ strong suit. Rhetoric is.
Thomas SowellI think I was identified as a failed president because I wasn’t re-elected.
Jimmy CarterWhen restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
Mahatma GandhiDo you realize the responsibility I carry? I’m the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.
John F. KennedyThe punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.
PlatoPolitics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
Edmund BurkeAre you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.
Khalil GibranExample is leadership.
Albert SchweitzerYou don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership.
Dwight D. EisenhowerThe minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it – oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible.
Desmond TutuMuch publishing is done through politics, friends, and natural stupidity.
Charles BukowskiThe label ‚liberal‘ or ‚conservative,‘ any – every time I hear that, I think of the great Gilbert and Sullivan song from ‚Iolanthe.‘ It goes, ‚Every gal and every boy that’s born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.‘ What do those labels mean? It depends on whose ox is being gored.
Ruth Bader GinsburgThe presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.
Richard M. NixonIf 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.
Pope FrancisA conductor can’t be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.
Anthony HopkinsI think that people are tired. They’re tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.
Michelle ObamaTo remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.
John C. MaxwellGermany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace of justice must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the world body.
Theodore RooseveltWe are all the President’s men.
Henry KissingerWell I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn’t mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you’ve forgotten high school.
Madeleine AlbrightThe thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument… an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda.
Dan QuayleMy objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.
Benjamin DisraeliI often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.
Robert FrostIf you’re sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.
George W. BushWhich government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.
Barack ObamaCompromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf; is better than a whole loaf.
Gilbert K. ChestertonUnless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.
Narendra ModiThe elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.
Noam ChomskyYou want to know whether we’re better off? I’ve got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive. Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive! Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive!
Joe BidenPeople and organizations don’t grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses.
Stephen CoveyI cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
Queen Elizabeth IIBarack 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 ObamaNixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning.
Hunter S. ThompsonWhile democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
Madeleine AlbrightYou’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 BidenWhen there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
Herbert HooverIt is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
Nelson MandelaMy celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people. Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.
Mr. TTo the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe