Leadership Quotes
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Despite the characterization of some that teaching is an easy job, with short hours and summers off, the fact is that successful, dedicated teachers in the U.S. work long hours for little pay and, in many cases, insufficient support from their leadership.
Andreas Schleicher
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The nation's chronic weakness is its political system, which is nearing dysfunction. If the U.S. can elect better political leadership, it should be able to manage problems better than most competitors.
David Ignatius
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If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.
David Suzuki
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Those of us placed in a position of leadership must be prepared to grasp the nettle if we unite in doing so, and if, in addition, we set a worthy example and a marat on pace in probity, unselfishness, and self-sacrifice, the people will follow, all too readily, in our footsteps.
Obafemi Awolowo
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One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.
Margaret Heffernan
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Fortunately, the leadership of black immigrant communities has always been present in all black liberation movements from leaders like Marcus Garvey to Shirley Chisholm to Malcolm X and Harry Belafonte. We know this is our legacy.
Opal Tometi
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We can't entrepreneur our way around bad leadership. We can't entrepreneur our way around bad policies. Those of us who have managed to entrepreneur ourselves out of it are living in a very false security in Africa.
Ory Okolloh
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And, as you know, there’s a difference in how some of our leadership talk about how we should handle all of this. They say, ‘Maxine, please don’t say impeachment anymore.’ And when they say that, I say impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment.
Maxine Waters
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Leadership desperately needs women.
Marilyn Ferguson
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Leadership is a position where you want to create the opportunity to inspire people to walk along beside you, not listen to what you say.
Andrew Whitworth
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In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership.
Donald Rumsfeld
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A just society will appear less spectacular, and less clearly defined, than a society with totalitarian leadership, theocratic goals.
B. W. Powe
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We're number one on the runway.
Buzz Aldrin
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I have learned almost everything I know about leadership by following people who inspire me.
Dan T. Cathy
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Excellent stuff from CPC leadership candidate @MaximeBernier There's hope for Canada!
Lauren Southern
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What is clear is that Malcolm X incorporated within the framework of black nationalism a pan-Africanist and internationalist perspective. In doing so, he began to reassess radically earlier positions sexism and patriarchy. He began to break with notions of sexism that he had long held as a member of the Nation of Islam, and began to advance and push forward women leadership in the OAAU.
Manning Marable
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Leadership is the art of serving God by helping His people become more like His Son through the indefatigable pursuit of His vision and values.
George Barna
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To me, leadership has always been about doing what's right. Because when you've had to write your blood type on your boots, you aren't afraid to make the right calls.
Jason Kander
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The job of nation building, the job of nation leadership in a difficult, complex coalition has worked.
Azim Premji
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The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.
Jeff Bingaman
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The leadership of that company is not a leadership I will talk to and not a leadership I will negotiate with.
Eliot Spitzer
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Recognizing poor leadership is a vital skill to help you achieve greatness.
Lewis Howes
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I like to follow the “give more, get more” philosophy of leadership.
Dan T. Cathy
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Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it, and you ought to work at it. And if you're not willing to work at it, well, you get what you give.
Douglas Conant