Chris Patten Quotes

Politicians are strong to the extent that they are ready to take serious decisions and fight for it.

Nikki Haley is a proven leader. And that is what she should be judged on.

I am very clear with people that I am willing and able to make tough choices, and I will do that.

I have picked the very, very best deputy that I could. David Parker is a fantastic guy. He's a person who I trust absolutely. He's got a wonderful sense for policy. He will be great on organisation, and I know that I could not have a better deputy.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.

We need leadership, and we need it now.

Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand.

You have to be a well-rounded leader. You can't fly by the seat of your pants anymore. You have to be incredibly tough-minded about standards of performance, but you also have to be incredibly tenderhearted with the people you're working with.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

David Ben-Gurion understood that the public's trust is given to a leader in order to lead, determine clear goals and make difficult decisions. The fate of the people and the good of the state guided him, not polls, media treatment or measures of prestige.

We always want our leaders to be great leaders.

My father would be an amazing, amazing commander in chief.

General Petraeus is a man that has the backbone that somebody like President-elect Trump would love.

The key to leadership is having a vision, and being strong enough to say no and not try to please everybody. Thats a recipe for failure. Leadership is practiced through attitude and actions, rather than words and memos.

Mayors are very different, because mayors can't be on both sides of every issue. Mayors have to take an explicit stance. Just go with your gut and say what you believe, and you'll be fine. If you're not fine, at least you'll like what you see in the mirror.

Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.

I think Ronald Reagan was one of the great presidents, period, not just recently. I thought he had the demeanor. I thought he had the bearing. I thought he had the thought process.

The big lesson of Reagan is: To think that he was some sort of simple figurehead and didn't do the thinking and simply read a script in front of him woefully underestimates him. Ronald Reagan was an extremely intelligent person with a real V8 engine under his hood.

George W. Bush is a leader, and that's what we need in the White House. George Bush is someone you can believe and trust.

The greatest presidents have been those who demonstrated astute judgment in times of crisis - often despite the advice they were getting.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

You cannot be the leader of the free world and sit on the sidelines and tweet and think you're going to get the job done.

President Obama has a strong record of doing what is best for America and Florida, and he built it by spending more time worrying about what his decisions would mean for the people than for his political fortunes.

I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.