Janet Reno Quotes

You may give give a man office, but you cannot give him discretion

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

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.

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

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

Being the leader means you have to make life or death decisions sometimes.

Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.

When the decision is up before you-and on my desk I have a motto which says "The buck stops here"-the decision has to be made.

As a commander-in-chief what you do and what you say has real consequences.

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.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

Goodwill can be indicated in various ways. I raised that particular example because at that time I was in charge. Today, I'm not in a position to present other possibilities.

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

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

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.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

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

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

He who has great power should use it lightly.

I was the network president. I thought I knew everything.