Jess Phillips Quotes

Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.

In politics, guts is all.

My biggest strength is I'm courageous, or if I am afraid of something, I do it anyway. I do what I feel. It's nothing personal against anyone, so that courageousness has been very good to me.

I have always stuck my neck out on policy issues.

I wear my heart on my sleeve, if I want to do something, I go ahead and do it. I think I learnt that from my dad.

I'm not afraid of making big and sometimes unpopular calls if they're the right thing to do.

My instinct is to say it as I see it, being a little bit edgy and showing leadership on policy issues.

Be brave with your life, so others will be brave with theirs.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

Action conquers fear.

It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

Let us be bold. Let us be brave. Let us be together.

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.

Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision.

Once I'm committed, I'm unafraid of the outcome.

I've never understood why some people hesitate before diving into unfamiliar tasks or activities. I couldn't imagine wanting more instructions about anything.

I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.

I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.

Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not. Obama is a people pleaser, a trait not normally associated with nerves of steel.

To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.

Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.