Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes

Leaders should be the chief repenters.

Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.

Trust is equal parts character and competence... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other.

Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity.

Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.

Every leader has the responsibility to hone his or her integrity. Many times, there are integrity traps that have a tendency to catch well-meaning leaders off guard.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

There are a lot of smart people in politics and government, but character matters ... it is terribly important that the two be melded.

The world is yearning for strong leadership and moral clarity; someone who knows the difference between good and bad.

I think, as a quarterback and a leader, it's not necessarily what you do in the limelight. Obviously, you want guys handling themselves in an appropriate manner for the organization and the team, but you need to be who you are. If you're a guy who does that and can be a leader, and naturally that's what you want to do, awesome.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

I've always considered myself a man of integrity as a leader of the American Indian Movement and of Indian people. I will stand that test against anyone at anytime, anywhere.

Whatever you think of Romney and his politics, as a human being there's none better. As a man of integrity, man of character, there's none better.

While you, the leader, can teach many things, character is not taught easily to adults who arrive at your desk lacking it. Be cautious about taking on reclamation projects regardless of the talent they may possess. Have the courage to make character count among the qualities you seek in others.

Success, the real success, does not depend upon the position you hold but upon how you carry yourself in that position.

To say America can have strong leadership without strong character is to say we can get water without the wet.

Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!

To be a great leader, first become a great person.

If you don't have good people, and you don't have a good process and you don't have, at some level, the basic reverence for [presidential] office, and an understanding of the incredible responsibilities and obligations, then, I think you can get into trouble.

The best part of the character and quality of the leader is expressing who you are in the work you do and how you do it.

Leadership starts with understanding responsibility, not ability. Leadership is a Stewardship, not a show.

There is one qualification the manager cannot acquire but must bring to the task. It is not genius; it is character.