#leader

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#characteristic #common #confront #else #essence

When a government goes to war, particularly a democracy, it is the most solemn and awesome responsibility of our leaders - to decide to send our kids to go off and kill and die for us. ↗

— Joe Wilson

#awesome responsibility #decide #democracy #die #go

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ↗

— Bill Gates

#century #empower #into #leaders #look

I can't say I have control over my emotions; I don't know my mind. I'm lost like everyone else. I'm certainly not a leader. ↗

— Richard Gere

#control #else #emotions #everyone #i

Had the United States not acted in Iraq, Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi would likely not have declared his weapons programs, submitted to international inspections and voluntarily dismantled its programs. ↗

— Jim Gerlach

#declared #dismantled #had #his #inspections

The leader of Iran made one of the most repugnant remarks the international community has heard since Adolf Hitler. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#community #heard #hitler #international #international community

We need a positive economic agenda that invests in the innovation and growth that will create jobs for middle class families and ensure that America remains the world leader. ↗

— Rick Larsen

#america #class #create #economic #ensure

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#business #credit #get #great #great business

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#first #gets #man #oyster #second

Everyone believed the Senate could not really be led. It used to take so long to rise up through seniority. In two years Lyndon Johnson is assistant leader of his party. In four years he is the leader of his party. ↗

— Robert Caro

#believed #could #everyone #four #his