Yasser Arafat Quotes

I want people on the front line to be proud of what they're doing and give themselves permission to finish things in ways that they can be proud of.

The director can't do your job for you. He can't get in front of the camera and perform your part.

If you do the job out there on the pitch and you have it under control, as in my case, you want more. You want more responsibility. You want to take care of it all. That is the case with me.

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.

I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If I didn't like that, I'd do something else.

The most important thing is to just do it. If I work at a higher level I have responsibility to do better than what I've done before. Sometimes the best happens - beyond possibility. Just do it. Can't worry about it.

A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours.

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.

Being the vice-captain, you see a lot of things on the field. You have to try and help the captain as much as you can and lead by example on the field. Small things like getting a run-out or taking a catch makes the other boys try and lift their standards. So yes, I do have an important role, even if I'm not captain.

We've got to prove that we can lead, and I'm going to be all-in to help prove that.

I probably do better when I'm in charge. But it's good to be able to be a part of something and be a supporter and help make a project work.

You can't count on things happening if you're not in control of them happening.

America wasn't made on blame; it was made on responsibility. Take off the training wheels in life and decide to take responsibility for your actions.

If you can inculcate in your team that every moment means everything, you can then step back to let them lead.

Nobody can take you out of something, especially if you're the one who started it.

I want all the mistakes to be mine, and I want to take responsibility for everything even if I fail. Whatever the project is, I need to have the final say.

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make excuses and those who get results. An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done, and a results person will find any reason why it can be done. Be a creator, not a reactor.

Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better.

It’s what you do that counts, not what you consider doing.

Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.

Doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.

Never delegate. Always empower.

When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.