Khaled bin Sultan Quotes

The best people to have power are the ones who don't want it.

He is the best of men who dislikes power.

when greed and fear are linked to power, you have a dangerous mix. We see that in political life. In part of the world, the mix of greed and fear means that those who get power become reluctant to give it back. One of the many things I like and admire in our democracies are the norms that make our leaders hand over power when voters tell them to

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title.

Goodwill can be indicated in various ways. I raised that particular example because at that time I was in charge. Today, I'm not in a position to present other possibilities.

Washington is like playing the Super Bowl, only there are no timeouts, no potty breaks, and the arena is filled with the media. In government, you have to learn to put yourself second in a big way. But I am a business person at heart. I like to be in charge.

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

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.

Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection.

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government.

Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.

The President is the ultimate role model.

Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to

A good chief gives, he does not take.

Leaders should not ask others to do what they will not do themselves.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

In politics, my role model would be a very weird one - our second emperor, Pedro the Second. He was a person with no vanity. He cared a lot about the public interest. He cared a lot about Brazil evolving as an important country. And he didn't ask much for himself. He was ousted from power, and he lived with the help of friends in Paris.

I'm going to be humble, I'm going to be accountable, do it with a smile on my face, make other people around me better.

Leadership is not rank, privileges, title or money. It is responsibility.

I am asking of no man more than I myself was ready throughout four years to do