Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

The 21st century is going to be the American century. Because we lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. That is the history of the journey of America.

I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.

Our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots.

Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I’d be the chief minister.

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat.

It is pretty ironic that the so-called ‚least advanced‘ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us, while the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.

Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

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

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in. But discipline is paramount to ultimate success and victory for any leader and any team.

Power is the measure of the degree of control you have over circumstances in your life and the actions of the people around you. It is a skill that is developed by a deep understanding of human nature, of what truly motivates people, and of the manipulations necessary for advancement and protection.

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.

No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary – not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn’t want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent.

The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty… it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.

The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.

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.

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.

Sadly, the truth is, there aren’t many people who can be put in high positions who won’t start thinking highly of themselves.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason – to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.

Science is the captain, and practice the soldiers.

I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.

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

The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing what they sense.

I can die a happy man never having been president of the United States of America. But it doesn’t mean I won’t run.

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.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

I’m no longer just a candidate. I’m the President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I have held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn’t return. I’ve shared the pain of families who’ve lost their homes, and the frustration of workers who’ve lost their jobs.

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any man to serve in that capacity.

I don’t think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don’t think they know how to run a trailer park.

Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do.

Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

It’s OK for China to invent cancer drugs that cure patients in the United States. We want them to catch up. But as the leader, we want to keep setting a very, very high standard. We don’t want them to catch up because we’re slowing down or, even worse, going into reverse.

The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.

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

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 believe that many of my young guys lived because I didn’t waste their lives because I didn’t have the vision in my mind of how to destroy the enemy at least cost to our guys and to the innocents on the battlefields.

With Benghazi, I don’t see anyone saying, ‚Hey look, I am overall responsible for this and therefore, I take responsibility for what happened. It’s my fault.‘ I haven’t heard that yet. Meanwhile, the other side of the coin, the Osama bin Laden raid, it seems everyone made that decision, and that’s just unbelievable to me.

I realized why directors are such horrible people – in a way – because you want things to be right, and people will just not listen to you, and there is no time to be nice to people, no time to be delicate.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.

You’ve all seen over the last eight years what President Obama means to this country. He is the embodiment of honor, resolve, and character – one of the finest presidents we have ever had.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

Hillary doesn’t play. She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime – yes, more than Barack, more than Bill. So she is absolutely ready to be Commander-in-Chief on day one. And, yes, she happens to be a woman.

I’m not trying to get myself up a notch on the ladder by shoving somebody else down on the ladder, whether it’s a candidate or the president of the United States or anybody else. I just don’t believe that’s the way one oughta campaign, I’ve never done that.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

I don’t think consensus-building politics is what I’m meant to be doing.

You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, ‚I really like your tie.‘