Oleg Cassini Quotes

Being a leader doesn't mean you created something or you did something great in the past or some other person has given you any kind of authority.

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

The President is the ultimate role model.

Leaders must lead.

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title.

Michelle Obama is a major asset for the president.

I like being in charge of the remote control.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

I think I can regard myself as a political decision-maker.

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

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.

Being a leader gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders who have succeeded, that's where charisma comes from, from the leading.

I think political people are afraid of me.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.

I've always been a leader. Every team I've played on, I've led my way.

If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

Being first lady is not just about being the wife but really taking command and having true vision.

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

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

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.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.