Hubert Humphrey Quotes

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously

If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you.

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

I feel a lot of people listen to what I have to say.

But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power.

We take our endorsements seriously.

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.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

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.

Everyone deserves to have their voice heard.

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.

The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations.

What is important to me is that when I write something, people listen to me. I provide my wisdom to people, whether they agree or not.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

Authority may be as much injured by words as by actions.

The coin of the realm of leadership is trust and confidence.

To be vested with enormous authority is a fine thing; but to have the on-looking world consent to it is a finer.

I like getting older. I always looked younger than I was, and I found that people wouldn't give me the room to speak. The older I get, it's like, 'Oh, I'm still talking, and they're still listening.'

The best thing that winning those Academy Awards things are - the best thing of it is that when I say some of my ideas, somebody's going to listen to it, and they'll preface what I say, 'Academy Award winner da-da-da-da-da.'

I would like to think people would take me seriously.

People should take me more seriously.

If your people don't really believe or respect you, if you don't have the moral authority to rule, then your goose is cooked.

People want to dethrone you from the pedestal that you're on when you have a platform, when you have a voice.