Dimitar Berbatov Quotes

The wisest have the most authority.

The influence of the leaders is due in very small measure to the arguments they employ, but in a large degree to their prestige. The best proof of this is that, should they by any circumstance lose their prestige, their influence disappears.

When Shaq gave me the nickname, it wasn't no Joe-Bob giving you a nickname. This is Shaq. It was like, whoa.

If Sir Alex says, 'Listen, I want you to play for my team,' it's very difficult not to say yes.

Of course, I'd love to be regarded as a voice of authority.

I've become a much better player, so I feel like my voice is heard and taken for what it's worth a little bit more.

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.

Authority is not a quality one person 'has', in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him.

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.

So if people will pay attention to what I say because of our success as a group, I am going to use that.

I get a lot of advice from Mark Harmon, and I take it all to heart because I respect the heck out of him.

I mean, there was a portion, of course, that I think, when I look back now, that there was a portion of what attracted me must have been the awe of him being a powerful man in this environment, not to take away from who he is as a real person.

Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening.

I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools.

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

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

Madeleine Albright, when you see her, she's not a beautiful woman and she's getting older. But you're saying that woman has gravitas. She knows what she's talking about.

I've always been one of the youngest guys on the team. But now I'm one of the older guys, one of the more experienced guys, and I have to be more of a leader. The guys are looking up to me, asking me questions and looking at me to step up.

Oprah is a wealthy person, pack leader of the human world. So many see her as the dominant one, as the authority figure. The way I view her energy, seeing her on TV, is a very calm, quiet energy. You need, in order to gain control, higher energy than your dog.

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.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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.

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

Influence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you've got.

I don't like the idea of 'I've played nine years, I've made some All-Star teams, I make the most money. I've got to be a leader.' That doesn't make you a leader. Treating people the right way is more important.