What politics is all about today. Blah-blah-blah. The day that stops and the quality of our leaders improve, I will have to retire and go away.
Democratic leaders always seem to blame America first.
Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow.
Leaders inspire the people around them to become better.
In all countries, in all centuries, the primary reason for government to set up schools is to undermine the politically weak by convincing their children that the leaders are good and their policies are wise. The core is religious intolerance. The sides simply change between the Atheists, Catholics, Protestants, Unitarians, etc. , depending whether you are talking about the Soviet Union, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, America, etc. A common second reason is to prepare the boys to go to war and the girls to cheer them on.
Leaders of the Church have often been Narcissus, flattered and sickeningly excited by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the papacy.
I do believe that leaders have to be held to a higher standard, especially Christian leaders. I put myself in that camp.
There is nothing more basic to our democracy than the right to participate in electing our political leaders.
In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve.
The Mexican War was a training ground for generals, so that when the sad self-murders settled on us, the leaders knew the techniques for making it properly horrible.
Effective leaders don't gather things just for themselves; they do it in order to give to others.
Great leaders are pragmatists who can deal with difficult realities but still have the optimism and courage to act.
Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.
Every great leader is a great teacher, and the greatest leaders seize every opportunity to teach well.
The highest form of leadership is one in which a leader raises up other leaders - not as an accident, but as a result of conscious effort.
Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.
Clarity is the answer to anxiety. Effective leaders are clear.
We want very good leaders who have a lot of power.
Our most successful leaders are people who put other people first … in the long run, that’s exactly what makes them successful.
I believe you have to keep the theological standard high; the Lord said, 'Be perfect,' and the leaders have to be striving for that standard with all there is in them.