David Brooks Quotes

People trust I know what I'm doing. I have lots of credibility. I've had years of learning. I know and understand my business.

I really trust Susan Stroman. I really think she knows what she's doing. I really trust Andrew Lippa and John August. I think they have proven themselves over and over again and know what to do, and they have the big picture in mind.

A leading authority is anyone who has guessed right more than once.

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.

Trust one who has tried.

Commander in Chief of Disasters.

Believe one who has proved it. Believe the expert.

Democrats, myself included, tend to respect and value expertise and find that people who have established a record of accuracy and developed a model that's proven to be beneficial over time should be people accorded great deference when they opine on a topic that they have demonstrated past mastery over.

That's the big thing - having the other guys' respect in the locker room. You can't come in with no respect and try to own the place.

When you have someone who's been there and done it at the highest level, at a World Cup, you have to respect him.

You can't say Charles doesn't know what he's talking about.

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

When you have somebody like Christie Rampone, with the vast experience she has had, you're going to defer to her line because she has played in so many huge games, and she knows what she's talking about.

When you hear 'experience,' that's all about resume. And Obama didn't have the resume. But we knew, long before that, 'steady in a crisis' was much more important than 'experience.' When you watched the presidential campaign, you saw that Obama was the one who happened to be steady... He demonstrated aspects of his character people were hungry for.

Collaborative decision-making is very poor in crises.

I'm not some schmuck they just hired and threw down in the Performance Center and gave him an entrance or anything that like. I've been around enough and have enough experience; I know what I'm doing pretty much.

With my experience, I think I've earned that respect from the team and from my teammates.

In a crisis, the man worth his salt is the man who meets the needs of the situation in whatever way is necessary.

Longevity is a big part of credibility.

Trust one who has gone through it.

The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.

The only thing a title can buy is a little time-either to increase your level of influence with others or to undermine it.

Wait," said Butler. "Just wait, Holly. Artemis has a plan." He squinted through the green dome. "What is your plan, Artemis?" All Artemis could do was smile and shrug.

It's critically important that people trust you during a public health crisis.

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.