Famous Quotes & Sayings

Newt Gingrich

Lions cannot afford to hunt mice because they literally will starve to death, even if they catch them. Lions and all large carnivores have to hunt game large enough to justify the investment, so they have to hunt antelope and zebra. Why is this important? Because most senior executives are really big on chipmunks.

Newt Gingrich

What is the primary purpose of a political leader? To build a majority. If voters care about parking lots, then talk about parking lots.

Newt Gingrich

The Congressional Budget Office is a reactionary socialist institution which does not believe in economic growth, does not believe in innovation, and does not believe in data that it has not internally generated.

Newt Gingrich

I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual; I'm too abstract; I think too much.

Nhat Hanh

By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.

Noam Chomsky

It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.

Noam Chomsky

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there’s no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there’s a chance you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours.

Joe Namath

To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.

John Grierson

Such manifestations I account as representing the creative leadership of the new forces of thought and appreciation which attend changes in technological pattern and therefore of the pattern of human relationships in society.

Ken Blanchard

As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.

Ken Blanchard

All leaders are permanent learners.

Ken Blanchard

In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

Ken Blanchard

Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others.

Ken Blanchard

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." Ray Kroc "If some of today's leaders don't relearn the value of a smile, they'll be unable to fire up others' ability to find real enjoyment in their work.

Ken Blanchard

The only job security you have today os your commitment to continuous personal improvement.

Ken Blanchard

People don't mind being challenged to do better if they know the request is coming from a caring heart

Ken Blanchard

If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.

Ken Blanchard

The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.

Kristi Yamaguchi

Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training fund, and she sent me an application form. I applied for a grant. With the funds I was awarded, I bought a new pair of skates and a plane ticket to the 1988 National Championships, where I achieved my highest national finish. Four years later, I won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.

Omar N. Bradley

The greatest leader in the world could never win a campaign unless he understood the men he had to lead.

Omar N. Bradley

Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

Omar N. Bradley

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.

Oprah Winfrey

I don't yell at people, I don't mistreat people. I don't talk down to people, so no one else in this building, in this vicinity, has the right to do it.

Oprah Winfrey

All you need to do is know who you are.

Oprah Winfrey

How you spend your time defines who you are.

Oprah Winfrey

I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

The leaders should all relate to this principle: the governed must be as happy as possible.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

O philosophy, you leader of life.

Kevin Lowe

It is easier to recognize the quality of leadership in the behavior of their followers than it is in the behavior of the leader.

Ken Olsen

The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

Ken Mehlman

The fact is five months ago this was an issue that people weren't really talking that much about. Because of the president's leadership, because he's brought it to people's attention, it's now a top issue.