Brad D. Smith Quotes

My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.

I want to empower.

I'm not a person of mentors.

My dad - who was a tough guy, a Green Beret - always looked nice and wore these bright Sansabelt pants. He always said, "You have two options: You can be a follower or you can be a leader. And you don't ever want to follow anybody." And that's kind of become my philosophy about everything.

My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.

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

Everybody wants to be led. Except for me. I want to lead.

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

Kids have been let down by adults - we've tried to give them too much, we've tried not to impose discipline. We've tried to make their lives easier and, in doing so, we've taken something away from them. Kids like boundaries, they also like to be pushed, need to learn what failure is all about, need guidance.

I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did.

Oh, man, if in real life I was as cool and suave as Coach Taylor and had all the answers, things would be easier.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

I like being a 10-year-old kid who's in charge.

My dad always, he helped me by not helping me. He always said, being a producer, it was all about conviction.

My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.

We're doing what we want to do, and that's why the kids respect us.

My manager has been my manager since I was 17, and he says that he's supposed to be smart for me when I can't do it for myself.

I think the biggest part of being a girl boss in the office, at home, or anywhere you go is just knowing your value.

I don't follow nobody. If people want to follow me, it's because they see talent.

We want everybody to be bossed up.

I know my brother can steer his own ship. He's the captain of his own ship, and how he moves and how he do things. He's a king in his world, I'm a king in my world. We're two lions with a big mane. We've been in this world of boxing for a long time.

I'm queen of mentorship.

I'm one of those guys that likes to lead, not follow.

Usually, with 'Star Trek,' you always trust the captain. The captains are always going to pull us through; the captain's always going to win.

I consider myself a leader. I am not a follower.