Paul Nitze Quotes

Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.

What can you say about such a man as Christopher Reeve? He embodied all the best that a human being can hope to be.

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

At the end of the day, people will follow you or people will be energised by you if they buy into your vision or purpose. So the most important thing is to be true to yourself. That's why I would say to be a great leader - you, first and foremost, have to be a great human being. And sharing that purpose and sharing the values.

Base souls have no faith in great individuals.

No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past. His gigantic qualities set him apart from ordinary humanity; there seemed no danger he feared, no effort too great for his limitless energies.

As we celebrate President Reagan's remarkable career and historic legacy, we also celebrate a man of strong character, deep conviction, unforgettable charm, and wonderful wit.

Like you do about Nelson Mandela, you can't help feeling the guy's a good man.

And the spirit of Superman is great to have around.

A hero holds purposes appropriate to man and is, therefore, a thinker.

I believe in a world where there are no heroes, and I've read and know humanity a lot. There are moments that I admire in a person courage, intellect, hard work. These are the qualities I admire in an intellectual, in a writer, and there are so many people who have these things.

Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine.

I think what we're lacking in society, not only in the U.S. but also around the world, is to find heroes once again and to celebrate these kind of people.

Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another.

My mother is the bravest human being I've ever come across.

As a leader, you need to care deeply, deeply about your people while not worrying or really even caring about what they think about you. Managing by trying to be liked is the path to ruin.

The greatest gift the hero leaves his race, is to have been a hero.

Saviors don’t have policies. They have energy.

Dwyane is just sensational. Look, he has all the qualities of a champion, of a winner, of a Hall of Fame player and talent, but his humanity, empathy and his ability to articulate his feelings separates him from everybody else.

I feel that Sarkar is a realistic superman in his life.

A true leader must strive towards a grand vision of human progress, but remember that the minor details of her everyday life really matter to those who look up to her as a role model.