Lajos Kossuth Quotes

Wealth and power don't go together. Power cannot be brokered. To me, power is responsibility.

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

With great power goes great responsibility.

Some call it power; I prefer to call it responsibility.

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.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

To the victor belong the responsibilities.

Those who can, must obey.

To be vested with enormous authority is a fine thing; but to have the on-looking world consent to it is a finer.

Power invariably means both responsibility and danger.

Power in itself has never attracted me, nor has position been my goal.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility in its exercise.

Leadership is not a right-it is a responsibility.

Power always brings with it responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help.

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

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.

The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.