Quotes about Leadership

It is one of the great ironies of our time that those who pass for "black leaders" are so vocal about every perceived racial slight, and yet are not only silent—but even supportive—of the most overt and destructive attack on black Americans: abortion on demand.

You had to trust the people you worked with completely or not at all, and you had to make decisions about the trusting.

God pity the Spanish people. Any leader they have will muck them.

Let them all go to hell, except the people, and then, when they come to power, we must be dam cautious to see what they will become.

If every one said orders were impossible to carry out when they were received where would you be? Where would we all be if you just said, Impossible, when orders came?

it is much easier to be the opposition to a government than to run the government yourself.

One man with courage makes a majority.

God has a plan for His Church upon earth. But alas! we too often make our plan, and we think that we know what ought to be done. We ask God first to bless our feeble efforts, instead of absolutely refusing to go unless God go before us.

Does adversity build character? . . . It does not. Almost all people can stand adversity of one sort or another. If you want to test a person's character, give him power.

The most dangerous thing any nation faces is a citizenry capable of trusting a liar to lead them.

There are a few of us who have latched on to this silly idea that we can change the world. We will develop the power to ignore what is popular and do what is right. One person can attain the power to lead hundreds of thousands of people to the promised land of their dreams.

A wise man will cultivate a servant's spirit, for that particular attribute attracts people like no other. As I humbly serve others, their wisdom will be freely shared with me. Often, the person who develops a servant's spirit becomes wealthy beyond measure.