Octavia E. Butler Quotes

In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

I had learned from LBJ that courage is as important as tenacity if you are to get anything done in government.

For me, leadership is tied to self-knowledge. The examined life has become one of my ideals. To lead a people, you have to know who you are, where you come from, what you believe and why, what you're prepared to fight for or even die for, where you draw your strength, why and how you share yourself, and finally, where you would want to take the nation.

There is a difference between bold leadership and nibbling around the edges.

I wouldn't call the Prime Minister gutless. That's all that's left of him.

Business [compared to government] has an advantage in that we know that if we don’t take risks, it’s about survival … Business has to also stand behind government leaders who take risk.,, That’s what leadership is about.

Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision.

Real leaders do not follow polls. Real leaders change polls.

Successful reform requires a long-term vision, driven by political leadership.

To govern well, one must see things as they are.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no loaf. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a full loaf.

Great Presidents are made and not born. They have to be pushed into greatness.

David Ben-Gurion understood that the public's trust is given to a leader in order to lead, determine clear goals and make difficult decisions. The fate of the people and the good of the state guided him, not polls, media treatment or measures of prestige.

I intend to be a strong Speaker. I hope to make some imaginative changes around here.

When we are faced with adversity, when we are tested on who we are and what we stand for, we always pull together. We stand strong for our values and our way of life. We always have, and I know we always will.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

I think people are hungry for someone who will stand up on principle.

I've been involved in politics for quite some time. I've held positions, and my experiences are very deep, and I think I have the capacity, the courage, and the character to institute the kinds of reforms that are so desperately needed.

Based on my experience, I believe that Ben Sasse has the right policy background, a notable commitment to public service - and, perhaps most importantly, the courage - to help renew our country.

I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible.

I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone.

People are starving for truth and leadership.

We need to have leaders that aren't afraid to go against the grain to call out failures in leadership.