Maria Callas Quotes

Great leaders don't rush to blame. They instinctively look for solutions.

If I do bad, shoot me.

If I do bad, shoot me.

Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway.

Where I didn't have the maturity and the compassion to consider other people's needs, I did a lot of damage.

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.

Even if there's controversy, I'm going to make the decision, and people are going to be happy in one instance and unhappy in the next. But that's the job I've been given and the job I'm going to embrace.

How could I get up there and say, 'People, we've got to do better,' when I was the poster child for everything that was wrong? I've always believed leaders don't ask others to do what they're unwilling to do.

I have impeached myself by resigning.

I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids.

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer.

I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.

You get in trouble, you have to evaluate: Is it worth getting into trouble again? It's a lot easier to make that decision when you have a career at stake.

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

I didn't view myself as attacking the boss. I viewed my boss at ESPN as the publisher and president of ESPN.

Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.

I've actually apologized to some people I was a real jerk to, because I feel ashamed. I didn't need to be that hungry. There was something going on inside me when I was angry and feeling very threatened and not feeling good about myself.

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

We must wake ourselves up! Or somebody else will take our place, and bear our cross, and thereby rob us of our crown.

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

What you do as president has consequences.

In this job, you're going to make decisions. You'll say things that some people are going to love them, some people are going to hate them. It's just part of the job.

Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.