Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

I have nothing to do with Putin. I've never spoken to him. I don't know anything about him other than he will respect me.

If you want respect, you earn it in politics. You don't get it because you are some form of bloody emperor in a toga.

I have walked majestically with kings and queens and presidents and other heads of states.

It's always good to walk in a room and know everybody kind of looks up to you because I guess I've earned it.

Madeleine Albright, when you see her, she's not a beautiful woman and she's getting older. But you're saying that woman has gravitas. She knows what she's talking about.

I gravitate towards gravitas.

The wisest have the most authority.

I'm a King. Regardless of what I've been through and what I've done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect.

It always impresses me when a person of small stature has command.

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.

Of all forms of prestige, moral prestige is the most valuable, and no statesman should forget that one of the chief elements of British power is the moral weight that is behind it.

A seat in the council is honor without profit.

Ministers do not function well when they are unsure of their authority or of their standing with the Leader [ the Prime Minister]

I helped to restore America's leadership.

I feel people look up to me.

You shall more command with years than with your weapons.

Closeness to power heightens the dignity of all men.

I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world. I collect emotions. I am wealthy in that the people of Russia have twice entrusted me with the leadership of a great nation such as Russia - I believe that is my greatest wealth.

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.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected. Sometimes, that requires us to take actions that generate controversy. I'm not at all sure that that's what the Obama administration believes.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

My friends all say I'm going to be Secretary of State. But I don't see how that would be much different from the job I have now.