David Gergen Quotes

I think that's kind of who I am. I just try to be vocal and try to lead by example.

Politicians have to be themselves because if they are not, in the end, the people will see through it.

I think a lot of people that don't know me would say that I lead by example, which I feel like I do. But at the same time, I'm someone who's always been very up-front with people. I'm gonna get straight to the point.

I'm not the messenger at all. I'm the message.

With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.

I don't just preach; I put my money where my mouth is!

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader.

I think we need to look at ourselves first. We should practice what we're preaching. Otherwise, we are hypocrites.

One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated father and friend who won't waste time with the phony rituals of Washington.

I wish I could talk like Donald Trump or Steve Wynn. Hell, I'd love it.

Speaking the truth gets a little easier each time you do it.

I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go.

My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'

I'm the type of guy that likes to lead by example.

I am Jose Mourinho and I don't change. I arrive with all my qualities and my defects.

I am an outspoken person. I believe in what I say.

It’s better to be quotable than to be honest.

America needs some honest men who dare to say what they think, not what they think people want them to think.

My words are my own, and my actions are my ministers.'

Be a hypocrite if you like, but don't talk like one.

In upright demeanor there's ever more poise than all disguised shows of good can do.

Watch what we do, instead of what we say.

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.

I don’t think that politicians should use words like ‘global economic crisis’ because some times when you do, you make a crisis where there was none before.