Ned Beatty Quotes

I'm not the kind of person who goes into the dressing room and says: 'I'm the Guv here.' But maybe I give off the aura that I'm the kind of person who can be a big player.

When my dad walks into a room, he takes over the room, not because he's trying to, but because there's a respect of a lifelong career, and there's an energy coming from him. He is the alpha male in the room.

If we show ourselves as weak, we lose.... In the end, we want to lead the Muslim world. We can only do that with our heads held high.

My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You walk into a room and you want people to know your presence, without you doing anything.

Power is the ability to get things done.

You know, if you think about it, the most powerful people on this earth probably never raise their voices - they just say it and people hop to, because they have that power.

I can make men follow me to hell.

I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant.

There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence.

Where Macgregor sits, there is the head of the table.

My first impression of Jane Fonda was she is a queen. She is royalty. She walks into the room - any room - and has this presence about her that demands respect.

LeBron carries a certain weight. You feel him all the time. On the court, off the court, in the organization. I don't say 'weight' in a bad way, but his presence is always felt. He is striving for greatness at all times. Because he's such a magnetic personality and such an incredible basketball player, people follow him.

I underestimated the power of 'Diego.'

I can see that when I talk, guys listen.

I want to be dominant from day one.

We were not born to sue, but to command.

Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

If I wanted, I could have ruled half of Bombay.

I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.

I gravitate towards gravitas.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

To some people, power is a noun. To others, it's a verb.

Power tires only those who do not have it.