Chris Christie Quotes

I'm a King. Regardless of what I've been through and what I've done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect.

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

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.

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.

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

Never apologize, mister. It's a sign of weakness.

Never descend to the ways of those above you.

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

People don't take you seriously, so you have to take yourself seriously.

Better to be disliked than pitied.

When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure within your knowledge of my character.

It is important to gain respect rather than sympathy.

The only respect you should have is the one you earn.

I feel people look up to me.

Sometime in my 20s, a wise mentor said something that dramatically changed my outlook and that has stayed with me ever since. She told me to 'wear the mantle with dignity and pride.'

I feel like I've earned respect with how I go about my business, how I carry myself.

Honor bespeaks worth Confidence begets trust.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

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.

My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself.

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.

We are all equal on this floor, and a senator must keep his word.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.