Harry Reid Quotes

I admire President Obama's class and measure.

You've all seen over the last eight years what President Obama means to this country. He is the embodiment of honor, resolve, and character - one of the finest presidents we have ever had.

Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader.

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.

In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... He doesn't have to be clever; you can hire clever... You can hire pragmatic, and you can buy and bring in policy wonks. But you cant buy courage and decency, you cant rent a strong moral sense. A president must bring those things with him. He needs to have, in that much maligned word, but a good one nonetheless, a vision of the future he wishes to create.. But a vision is worth little if a president doesn't have the character - the courage and heart - to see it through.

Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.

At the end of the day, we need a leader who thinks with his head but leads with his heart.

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

A hero holds purposes appropriate to man and is, therefore, a thinker.

What is character? It is that quality of man which is going to make a man, in an hour of strain, do the just and, if possible, the generous thing.

I am considering two things on a daily basis: what is right to do and what is wrong to do in my role as President of my people. According to my conscience, I am trying to abide by the right. My vision is peace. My vision is prosperity.

I think you need people of principle, of character, that are leaders, that take stands on important tough issues that will affect the future of this country.

My grandfather was an amazing man. You talk about character and integrity, everyone who knew him, whether they agreed with him or not, said, 'George Romney is a good man, and he sticks to his principles: a man of honesty and hard work, integrity.'

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs.

Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.

I am always prepared to do the right thing regardless of what other people think.

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

My husband Rhashan reminds me of my father because he's got great strength of character.

We were elected to lead and sometimes we just have to do the right thing.

There are a lot of smart people in politics and government, but character matters ... it is terribly important that the two be melded.

When I select a leader I look for a person with integrity, intelligence and ambition. If he doesn’t have integrity I hope he doesn’t have the other two either.