George Washington Quotes

We think of the Marine Corps as a military outfit, and of course it is, but for me, the U.S. Marine Corps was a four-year crash course in character education. It taught me how to make a bed, how to do laundry, how to wake up early, how to manage my finances. These are things my community didn't teach me.

It's one of the things, certainly for me, anyway: I'm learning to take a bigger role in the things that I'm associated with.

I learned at a very early age, listening to those around my family, that in order to be a commander, you had to walk your post.

Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.

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

Leaders get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.

The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great.

I believed and still believe that success is only part of the story. It makes you want to get better and better so as not to let yourself down and not to let the people down who like what you do and you don't waste your success.

The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it.

When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.

Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.

We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves.

Who has not served cannot command.

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

I have a rigid self-accountability. You have to work hard.

I realize that much will be asked of me, yet I am resolved to accept it as a great and splendid task.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.

I'm one of those people where, the more responsibility I have, the better I become. The more I rise up to it. The less responsibility I have, the more I can easily devolve.

The last thing I think I am is perfect. I'm just trying to do the best job I can. I'm trying to be the best father I can to my kids. I'm trying to do the best job I can running my business.

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!