We need a president who will choose to do what’s best for the country, even when it doesn’t personally benefit them.
Michelle ObamaWhen you get angry, your options narrow.
Robert GreeneIt is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Henry David ThoreauNo man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent.
Abraham LincolnI have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.
Stephen HawkingWe must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.
George EliotIt has not yet become obvious to me that there’s no real problem. I cannot define the real problem; therefore, I suspect there’s no real problem, but I’m not sure there’s no real problem.
Richard P. FeynmanI bought a company in the mid-’90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I’ve made lots of dumb decisions. That’s part of the game.
Warren BuffettFriendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Khalil GibranEvery family should have the right to spend their money, after tax, as they wish, and not as the government dictates. Let us extend choice, extend the will to choose and the chance to choose.
Margaret ThatcherAs a country, we can’t teach kids how to read and write when we got 18 years to do it. And that’s – that’s a disgrace.
John KennedyIf you are part of a religion that very strongly insists that you believe then to decide not to do that is quite a big hurdle to jump over. You never forget the thought process you went through. It becomes part of your whole intellectual picture.
Brian EnoLife was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.
Paulo CoelhoThe man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWe 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.
Abraham LincolnPeople 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 CoveyIf 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.
Carl von ClausewitzYou’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.
Joe BidenIf it wasn’t for the fun and money, I really don’t know why I’d bother.
Terry PratchettI don’t think consensus-building politics is what I’m meant to be doing.
Christopher HitchensWhat matters in the Sun-tzu universe are not positions of strength and power, but situations in which you have options, full of potential force.
Robert GreeneSome people say that the climate crisis is something that we will have created, but that is not true, because if everyone is guilty then no one is to blame. And someone is to blame.
Greta ThunbergThe time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That’s the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!
George S. PattonThe true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.
Brian TracyThe path to the CEO’s office should not be through the CFO’s office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design.
Elon MuskIn other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‚we have a problem, let’s go and get it‘.
Colin PowellThe nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.
Edgar Allan PoeManagers today have to do more with less, and get better results from limited resources, more than ever before.
Brian TracyWho will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
Ruth Bader GinsburgCourage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
Billy GrahamEverything rises and falls on leadership.
John C. MaxwellI am confident that when the facts and policies have been examined, when the record of performances have been reviewed, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will once again be elected to lead our beloved country to a better future.
Jimmy CarterI don’t have a magic formula for prioritizing the world’s problems.
Bill GatesWhat I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all – the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.
Barack ObamaThe world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.
Albert EinsteinHow many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.
Coco ChanelBefore I lost my voice, it was slurred, so only those close to me could understand, but with the computer voice, I found I could give popular lectures. I enjoy communicating science. It is important that the public understands basic science, if they are not to leave vital decisions to others.
Stephen HawkingLeaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.
Nelson MandelaNo great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
Thomas CarlyleOne of the most important decisions you’ll ever make is choosing the kind of universe you exist in: is it helpful and supportive or hostile and unsupportive? Your answer to this question will make all the difference in terms of how you live your life and what kind of Divine assistance you attract.
Wayne DyerI wonder how many decisions we make every day. I believe it’s probably hundreds. We decide whether or not to get out of bed, what we’ll eat, what we’ll do, what we’ll think about, what we’ll say… and on and on.
Joyce MeyerI want to be very clear: I will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade.
Barack ObamaRhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.
Theodore RooseveltI am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in relation to climate change.
Jane GoodallAnd now, of course this is another thing I didn’t count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerI was offered a job on Wall Street by my uncle. But I wanted to get out. Make-it-on-my-own kinda thing.
George H. W. BushMagnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.
Edmund BurkeI thought ‚Heller‘ was a very bad decision.
Ruth Bader GinsburgI don’t believe in signing anything and everything that comes my way. I leave it to my agency to help narrow them down for me, but I do research it myself before signing. The image of the brand and its ambassadors go hand in hand.
Virat KohliSelf-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.
John C. MaxwellWe herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
George S. PattonA disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.
Edmund BurkeEvery government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.
Thomas JeffersonFinality is not the language of politics.
Benjamin DisraeliOne of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a party because it gives the party a mouthpiece and an advocate at the highest level.
John C. MaxwellPeople need to be insured so when you have an accident out there, or when something catastrophic happens to you, that you’re covered and there’s not someone else has to pay for you. That is as simple as that.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe colonel replied that he didn’t care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.
Jackie RobinsonI’ve seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are.
Michelle ObamaAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
J. R. R. TolkienIf you don’t like what you’re doing, then don’t do it.
Ray Bradbury