#unpopular

There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader. ↗

— Rudy Giuliani

#being #beliefs #characteristic #great #having

As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a 'Near Great' even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#even #every #extremely #finally #good

Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#book #cause #having #high #high school

I was 17 years old and in my first band, and we played at the university. I was kind of a gawky, unpopular teenager and there was about 400 people smiling and dancing to what we were doing. ↗

— Sarah McLachlan

#band #dancing #doing #first #i

The Korean war has always been an unpopular war among the American people. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#american #american people #among #been #korean

You have plaintiffs attorneys, you have defense attorneys. So there is no unified bar that will protect a particular judge who has made a courageous decision that's unpopular. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

#bar #courageous #decision #defense #judge

When I was growing up, there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#growing up #guitar #house #i #me

Unpopular, lonely and loving, Elinor need not trouble, For if she were not so loving, She would not be so miserable. ↗

— Stevie Smith

#lonely #love #loving #miserable #misery

Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and other essential services. ↗

— Bill Delahunt

#both #choice #cuts #drastic #education

I have been unable to live an uncommitted or suspended life. I have not hesitated to declare my affiliation with an extremely unpopular cause. ↗

— Edward Said

#been #cause #declare #extremely #hesitated