Muhammad Ali Jinnah Quotes

So people ask, 'But how can you work for a friend?' I say it's because I know that the magazine is called 'O.' The bottom line is somebody has to have the final word. Oprah's not right all the time, but her record is pretty damn good. That's not to say you can't disagree.

To govern is to chose.

It is much easier to make the speeches than to finally make the judgments.

It's so much easier to throw rocks than it is to govern.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

Here's the teaching point, if you're teaching kids about intelligence and policy: Intelligence does not absolve policymakers of responsibility to ask tough questions, and it doesn't absolve them of having curiosity about the consequences of their actions.

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

You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right?

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

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

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.

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

I have to give him and I have to have 100 percent of his confidence…. If I do not have his confidence, someone else should be chief of staff.

There is only one way to respond to the issue of leadership and that is to lead.

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

Do you think it’s wise, darling? You know you’ve got to rule this afternoon.

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.

Lack of accountability in any decision making structure is not tolerable.

The statesman must weigh the rewards of success against the penalties of failure. And he is permitted only one guess.

If you want to lead, you have to heed.

To lead or to parent means not being liked sometimes.

There's a lot of sacrifices you have to make to be the boss.