Mitt Romney Quotes

Sometimes you do have to scare people a little bit: if someone is not acting in the best interest of the show, then maybe you need to scream and yell a little bit, or let them know you're in charge.

I am pretty tough as a boss.

I remember being, like, the age of 7 and just always being in control of something or someone, a baby somewhere. I had lots of cousins and brothers, and we were all taught that's how you are, you know. Things don't just run themselves; you have to make them run.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

When I came into the oil there was chaos. I brought order…. It was done the way it was because that was the way it had to be done.

Just as an athlete must exercise his body to be a winner, a leader must exercise his position of authority. If he doesn't, he loses that authority.

Through obedience learn to command.

Leadership is different from management, but not for the reasons most people think.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Well, yes, I've fired a lot of people. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. But I have fired many people.

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

Learn to obey before you command.

Be the chief but never the lord.

Leadership is influence.

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

There has to be absolute trust between the tiger and its master, but its master must be the master - there must be no mistake about that.

Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.

I like control.

I like to be in control of things.

I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all.

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

The program director at a radio station, by the way, is not the superstar. If he was a superstar, he'd be out creating songs, but he's not. But he wants to act like he has control and power.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.