Joe Tinker Quotes

People of power have to show empathy and kindness to the young.

A lot of us have jobs where we need to give people structure but that is different from controlling.

Young people should be helped, sheltered, ignored, and clubbed if necessary.

If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf.

I've had a lot of people tell me they wish I were their principal.

Attitudes about the rearing and education of children vary between two extremes. One, which might be labeled “authoritarian” or “coercive,” rests on an assumption that children are by nature irresponsible and lazy, and will do their schoolwork only if they are penalized for a poor performance. The opposite view might be labeled “progressive” or “democratic.” It rests on the assumption that children who are brought up with love, trust, and clear but kind leadership are eager to grow up and be like their parents, eager to explore, learn, master skills, and take on responsibility; they need guidance but not sternness or punishment.

I have never thought it necessary to patronize the American people.

I wish everyone could just be free.

Women deeply want men who are competent and powerful. And I don't mean power in that they can exert tyrannical control over others. That's not power. That's just corruption.

Derek Jeter used to come to me and try to tell you what Joe Torre is all about, he's a good man, he's this, he's that, but like I tell Derek Jeter, that's you. It's one thing that they treat you a certain way; you don't feel what other people feel.

Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.

It is my pleasure to support a candidate who truly reflects our values and highest ideals.

In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.

As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.

I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child's own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.

I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it.

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.

I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it. I promised myself that if I ever got away from it, it wasn't going to be that way any more.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.

I don't remember a single day during the time I was minister of gender, foreign minister, vice-president and president when I saw anything on the part of the men that indicated they were undermining me.