#leader

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort. ↗

— Bill Kristol

#any #case #civilian #decisions #effort

Shouldn't Democrats insist that Sen. Durbin step down as their whip, the number two man in their leadership? ↗

— Bill Kristol

#down #durbin #insist #leadership #man

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert. ↗

— Vince Lombardi

#close #consent #control #does #exert

Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

#care #change #effective #forcing #generally

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#choose #harder #job #just #leadership

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#change #change things #courage #does #initiative

Black and Jewish leaders have been a coalition of conscience. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#black #coalition #conscience #jewish #leaders

Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

#cause #character #follow #good #good leader

My way was not to be the petite, gorgeous, little cheerleader. My way of getting by was making people laugh. ↗

— Kristen Johnston

#getting #gorgeous #laugh #little #making

So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders. ↗

— June Jordan

#among #becomes #between #dialogue #each