The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and liked to inspire fear. – Paul Johnson
This business is always changing. If you’re going to be a leader, you’ve got to take chances. – Ronnie Milsap
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
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
Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line. – Richard Branson
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, decisions made by President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev could have plunged both countries into thermonuclear war. – Ronald Kessler
Arizona has become a national leader in the restoration of the Rule of Law, with over 100,000 illegal aliens having left the state since 2007. – Russell Pearce
I didn’t have any Indigenous friends until I was in my 30s, and I’ll always remember and be inspired by the remarkable friendship I had with Connie Bush, an outstanding Indigenous leader from Groot Eylandt on who was on the National Women’s Advisory Council with me. – Quentin Bryce
But let’s be clear. We’re talking about a country where there’s no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and – sorry that’s Tony Blair isn’t it? Um, so he doesn’t even have to ask the country before he goes to war – sorry that’s still Tony Blair. – Rory Bremner
In choosing a president, we really don’t choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader. – Rudy Giuliani
I come from a political family. My father was a freedom fighter. He was a prominent leader of the locality and member of the Congress party. He spent 10 years in British prisons. In the evening, in our living room, the only subject we used to discuss was politics. So politics was not unfamiliar to me. – Pranab Mukherjee
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
Along with all the other stunning statistics China can provide, it can also claim to be the world leader in making energy from human excrement. Biogas, as this energy is known, can be produced from the fermentation of any organic material, from wood to vegetables to human excreta. – Rose George
I think of Pope Gregory the Great. He wanted the cloister. He wanted to pray and study, and yet he was thrust into this administrative job, and he submitted to that. And in that submission, he became a great leader. You could say that the only person who is safe to lead is the person who is free to submit. – Richard Foster
Traditional Albanian society was based on a clan system and was further divided into brotherhoods and bajraks. The bajrak system identified a local leader, called a bajrakar, who could be counted on to provide a certain number of men for military duty. – Sebastian Junger
As a woman, as a Jew, as a lesbian, as a labor leader in a time of great anti-union animus, I know that other people project their biases on me. But it is nothing like the experience of our African-American brothers and sisters, especially black and brown men and boys. – Randi Weingarten
Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, ‘How can I help?’ That’s the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done. – Reince Priebus
One cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They’re too big, too fast. I think that’s quite scary. – Robert Harris
Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power to affect change. – Pete du Pont
If an individual wants to be a leader and isn’t controversial, that means he never stood for anything. – Richard M. Nixon
Well, Dwight was born to be No. 2 and I don’t think he would know what to do as a leader. But he loves following. He would have made a great fascist. – Rainn Wilson
I mean, Emily Harris was his wife. And she seemed to resent his leadership, but on the other hand, she felt like a good soldier, that he had to be the leader. – Patty Hearst
Sometimes people think it’s what you say when you’re in a huge group that makes you a leader. But sometimes it’s the one-on-one conversations you have with guys individually, just getting to know them. I think I’ve done that a lot. Not intentionally – it just happens. – Robert Griffin III
I always said that I want to write a book about success and my story and my brand and everything that goes with it, as a woman, as a leader, as someone who has stepped up to the plate and who opens the door for the rest of the women from the Middle East. – Reem Acra
The Leader will be a person with the management skills to coordinate the activities of the Team, and to assure that the Team remains faithful to the objectives of the incoming President. – Richard V. Allen