One 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.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

I try to speak in a way that people can understand.

I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.

Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure.

I don’t think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.

Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

President Obama seems completely unaware of how many of the policies he is trying to impose have been tried before, in many times and places around the world, and have failed time and again.

If you’re looking for the safe choice, you shouldn’t be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world.

I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in, the people they will bring in, who they might appoint to the Supreme Court, and look at the whole range of issues before making a decision.

Entrepreneurs are natural problem-solvers, which means that we always have ideas for new businesses popping into our heads. Having a lot of options is great, but sometimes it can be hard to focus on one when you are keen to move onto the next.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

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

If I can be a leader, I will.

I just think it is important that you realize, that you’re the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you’re libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

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.

Leaders 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.

For my career, I wouldn’t go racing if I didn’t enjoy it. I still need to have my say, and not just get put with a team and get told to deal with it.

My mom was on the United Way group that decides how to allocate the money and looks at all the different charities and makes the very hard decisions about where that pool of funds is going to go.

Locally, I’ll vote one way and nationally, maybe another.

Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

I don’t think there’s any point going for second or third.

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

It’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.

In this age, I don’t care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are: if you cannot create harmony – even vicious harmony – on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete.

I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.

If it wasn’t for the fun and money, I really don’t know why I’d bother.

Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

Most people don’t like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.

Forgiveness is not a feeling – it’s a decision we make because we want to do what’s right before God. It’s a quality decision that won’t be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

Every President wants to do right.

The other day the President said, I know you’ve had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?

If you judge, investigate.

People 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.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

The trouble with Nixon is that he’s a serious politics junkie. He’s totally hooked and like any other junkie, he’s a bummer to have around, especially as President.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.

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.

In my line of work, the enemy gets a vote.

Unless 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.

A man’s own judgment should be the final appeal in all that relates to himself.

I’ve seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are.

When things haven’t gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention.

For those of you who do not know Him, choosing your eternal home is the most important decision you will ever make.

When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. He didn’t care whether it was the easy thing to do politically – that’s not how he was raised – he cared that it was the right thing to do.

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.

We need an adult in the White House. When making life-or-death, war-or-peace decisions, a president can’t just pop off or lash out irrationally.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

Never marry someone in hope that they’ll change later.

The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it’s egotism.