Richard J. Daley Quotes

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.

He who has great power should use it lightly.

Women deeply want men who are competent and powerful. And I don't mean power in that they can exert tyrannical control over others. That's not power. That's just corruption.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.

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

Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another.

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 great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.

The President is the ultimate role model.

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

The measure of and self-congratulation for our own intelligence should have its basis in our moral behavior as well as our smarts.

I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.

The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.

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

I do think that it's extremely important with this character show her assuming power with a great deal of grace, and find out how to do things she won't like - the things she's called upon to do.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

Never apologize, mister. It's a sign of weakness.

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

The key things are about power and about growing up and realizing as you grow up that there are consequences for the choices you make, especially when you get seduced by power.