Donald Trump Quotes

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

There is only one way to respond to the issue of leadership and that is to lead.

The person who manages the state is me.

I've put a lot of thought into being a leader.

What is leadership, after all, but the blind choice of one route over another and the confident pretense that the decision was based on reason

Leadership is a choice. It's not a rank, it's a choice. I know many people who are at the top of their organization who have authority. We have to do what they say because they have authority over us. But they're not leaders. We wouldn't follow them. They may be at the top of the company but they're not leaders.

Sometimes the choices you make are good and other times it goes the other way. I take full responsibility as coach.

You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

The decisions you make affect a lot of people. You have investors, employees, and customers who all rely on you. Being a leader is a 24-hour-a-day job.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are 'ridiculously in charge,' then you own whatever happens in a company, school, et cetera.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

Leadership does matter.

A lot of people think that they are leaders just because they have been placed in charge of something - and you're not.

Leadership is important in politics.