Pete Buttigieg Quotes

Vision without execution is hallucination.

The how will show up after the commitment to the what.

Once you articulate an agenda, you have to follow it.

What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list.

It is easy to say that something should be done. However to say what, when and how is more difficult.

Without execution, 'vision' is just another word for hallucination.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

I'm very much a creative person, but you've got to do the follow-through. A lot of people start out with an exciting thing and they want to take over the world, but really the people who do take over the world have a good plan of how to get there and the steps along the way.

I like big thinkers who, no matter how big their vision, can sit down and talk to me about hour-to-hour, day-to-day type stuff they do to move the ball forward.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.

A leader is the one who can outline the broad vision and the direction, and say here's where we are going to go, here's why we need to go there, and here's how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor.

But with lots of good ideas, implementation is the key, and so we need to keep our eye on the ball as we go forward and make sure that people honor their pledges in terms of financial commitments, and that we actually use this money so that it makes a real difference.

Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.

There's a big difference between saying you are for something and saying how you're going to achieve it.

Vision without execution is delusion.

First of all, you've got to have a vision of 'What kind of program do I want to have?' Then you've got to have a plan to implement it. Then you've got to set the example that you want, develop the principles and values that are important, and get people to buy into it.

You can't just set the vision, take a nap, and not keep working on making your vision happen. Your intention has to be backed by work.

You have to have an idea of what you need to do, what needs to be fixed, what can be improved, what we should now imagine together which we didn't previously imagine. And having thought of it, decide to go it. And that's the government's role.

Leaders tend to focus on 'what to do,' but the real issue is more often 'how to do it.'

I'm all in favour of grand important speeches, but the president then has to link his sermons to a strategy.

In any campaign you make a lot of promises and you talk about a wide range of issues. When you're elected, the work of accomplishing those goals has to be sequenced. You can't do everything at once.

History is full of people with great ideas, but leaders also need to ensure their visions become reality.

Leaders make things happen. Leaders will take a situation and try and figure out what is it that we're trying to do, what is the problem, what kind of priorities and resources do we need, what kind of people do I need to bring to bear on this problem, what kind of plans do we need to succeed.

We need to have a plan equal to the challenge.