Martin Farquhar Tupper Quotes

We speculate as to what is in store for us. But we not only undergo events, we in part cause them or at least influence their course. We have not only to study them but to act.

Everything we do, I'd imagine, influences everything we will do.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

I was not a presider; I was a leader.

I want to be the guy calling the shots.

Every power draws its ultimate consequences at every moment.

The issue is not whether or not you have that power, the issue is whether or not you use it.

The practice of leadership is not the same as the exercise of power.

I don't know whether the bird you are holding is dead or alive, but what I do know is that it is in your hands. It is in your hands.

Power is as power does.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

Everyone has power. But it doesn't help if you don't use it.

Be the chief but never the lord.

Every choice you make has an end result.

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

Every person's every action has an effect.

There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences.

If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

We've got to be responsible, somebody's got to be responsible for it.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.