Peter Drucker Quotes

When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.

To the victor belong the responsibilities.

With great power goes great responsibility.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility in its exercise.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help.

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

Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

Some call it power; I prefer to call it responsibility.

Those who can, must obey.

You must be a power on earth, and must therefore accept all the consequences of this position

With great powers come great responsibilities; with plenary powers come plenary responsibilities.

The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.

Our people expect the best of us. They send us to take care of the people's business, and those of us who take hold of that responsibility understand that's what it's really about.

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

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.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise.