Bill Bradley Quotes

Leadership is something which other people have to recognize. You cannot demand that I am a leader.

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.

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

Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

A lot of DJs who started the same time as me, they are not to be seen anymore. And I get so much love and respect from the young DJs, and some of them look up to me or ask me for advice. I am almost like the mentor.

For too long, I equated leadership with a position. I thought leaders were presidents or politicians or celebrities or four-star generals with a horse and sword.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

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.

I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.

I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.

Even in my neighborhood, the kids come to me for interviews for their term papers. I ask them later what grades they got, and they're always A-pluses.

A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

Being a role model is a privilege.

If you are in a position to influence someone, you are a leader.

How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers.

I am and always will be a leader.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

You know, if you think about it, the most powerful people on this earth probably never raise their voices - they just say it and people hop to, because they have that power.

I've had a lot of people tell me they wish I were their principal.

Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you.

We convince by our presence.

Leadership doesn't amount to much unless you have followers.