Julia Child Quotes

Leadership is the readiness to stand out in a crowd.

If you're the only woman in the room, and you raise your hand, there's a good chance your question's going to get answered. You stand out.

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

When political and business leaders tell the public - any public - 'We don't trust you to make the right decision' - they prejudice that electorate against the very proposals they want it to accept and undermine public confidence in themselves.

The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd.

I think it's so cool to be tall. Even when I'm not wearing heels people tell me I'm tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.

The older you get, and the more you're in this business, the more you kind of feel like, 'Why don't we just do it my way?'

It always impresses me when a person of small stature has command.

Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here.

I don't think about becoming a head coach. I really don't. I'm not oblivious of people who mention it. When you are in any business, people expect to aspire to the top. I guess everyone is supposed to aspire to being the man at the top of the heap. But I never have.

My size is an asset to me. People write roles for me. If I was just another blond-haired, brown-eyed, 18-year-old actor, I'd be left unrecognized. People remember me.

I just never wanted to be too much in the background. I always wanted to be a part of things.

There's no reason why I can't be a mogul. When I step into a room and I'm there to have a conversation, if it pertains to business, I want to be respected as a guy who knows what he's talking about. And that, to me, holds more weight than anything else.

People remember my last name because it's different, and people remember me in meetings because I dress differently from other people just because I'm a woman. Those kinds of things give you an opportunity and a spotlight, so use that to your advantage. Use it as a platform to demonstrate your knowledge and your capabilities.

I'm not a shouter, but I like to put my stamp on things.

I celebrate the things that make me different, and it's worked to my advantage.

For someone my size, it's difficult to be inconspicuous.

The last thing you want to do is blend in. You want to stand out, and hopefully in a good way.

I want people to see me as the entrepreneur, the boss, the public figure, the person who motivates.

I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.

You can't lead from the crowd.

I am the King of Frost Giants. And if you've seen any of the Frost Giants, you know that I am, of course, the Napoleon of Frost Giants. We've got some massive, fabulous guys who dwarf me and come in at around eight-and-a-half feet, nine feet. But, no. Can't you tell by the commanding presence? I am the boss.

All of management is about self-confidence

When people are absurdly tall, they command everyone's attention when they walk into a room. Nobody's ever dismissive of somebody for being too tall.

The grand style follows suit with all great passion. It disdains to please, it forgets to persuade. It commands. It wills.