If the king is in the palace, nobody looks at the walls. It is when he is gone, and the house is filled with grooms and gazers, that we turn from the people, to find relief in the majestic men that are suggested by the pictures and the architecture.
Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.
We ought to love the sinner and hate OUR sin.
Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver.
It is very simple to be likeable in Washington. You just go along to get along. You just do what your leadership wants.
America is just so weird in what they think is right and wrong. Like, I was watching 'Breaking Bad' the other day, and they were cooking meth. I could literally cook meth because of that show. It's a how-to. And then they bleeped out the word 'f__k'. And I'm like, really? They killed a guy, and disintegrated his body in acid, but you're not allowed to say 'f__k'? It's like when they bleeped 'molly' at the VMAs. Look what I'm doing up here right now, and you're going to bleep out 'molly'?
You can't be successful with other people if you haven't paid the price of success with yourself.
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.
Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.
On being: Arrogance is not the prerogative of the gifted.
The mayor of Sochi is now saying that there are no gay people in Sochi. So the only thing that is flaming over there now is the Olympic torch.
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
If a Christian is not willing to rise early and work late, to expend greater effort in diligent study and faithful work, that person will not change a generation. Fatigue is the price of leadership. Mediocrity is the result of never getting tired.
Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be the first.
Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in Chief, I will do what is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. However, I have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully, rather than rush towards conflict. Today, we have a real opportunity to achieve a comprehensive, peaceful settlement, and I believe we must test it.
Evaluation schemes that implicate 100% of the staff to detect a small % of incompetents are a waste of time.
Leading a big company means never allowing a company to take itself too seriously.
The most important ingredient of leadership is character. Most of the proficiencies can be learned, but what's inside you is something that's difficult to change.
When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer.
Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.