Deng Xiaoping Quotes

The person who manages the state is me.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's a fact that we have power. Everyone—friend and enemy—looks to see how we use it, how we treat it, how we keep it.

Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them - this is of the essence of leadership.

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.

I like being in charge of the remote control.

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.

The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

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.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Wealth and power don't go together. Power cannot be brokered. To me, power is responsibility.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

I'm not into power for the sake of it.

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.

When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.

In order to be a lieutenant, you've got to have authority in your voice. No matter how young your face looks, you've got to let your guys know that you're in charge.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

I believe in power.

As to mere power I have been for years in the daily exercise of more personal authority than any President habitually enjoys.

Headmasters have powers at their disposal which Prime Ministers have never yet been invested.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.