Leadership Stress Quotes

I think almost every political leader is always told that the next speech they make is the most crucial one.

To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.

Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry.

[Martin] Van Buren says he considers it as a misfortune when any office to be filled by him becomes vacant, and thinks patronage rather a burden than a benefit.

Within the first few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed. The fantastically crowded nine months of 1945 taught me that a President either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt I could let up for a single moment.

Unfortunately, the manager is always the one who gets under pressure the most.

When you're the leader, everything is your fault.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

In my own experience as a C.E.O., I would find myself laying awake at 3 A.M. asking questions about my business, and there weren't management books out there that could help me.

On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the least.

The nature of the Presidency is such that you are always asking yourself what else could you be doing?.

You need to have a great support around you, people that empathise, understand and yet support, because these CEO jobs are all-consuming.

You mustn't expect prime ministers to enjoy themselves. If they do, they mustn't show it - the population would be horrified.

There are just some things about being president that are difficult.

It seems like I don't have a lot of time for all the things I need to do. I'm spreading myself fairly thin. I have responsibilities to my children. I have a big staff that works for me. And when you have a staff, and I'm sure you know this, you're always concerned with everybody's life all the time.

The unknown has undone many a president, and no matter the popularity of an Oval Office occupant, any and all presidents are vulnerable. Of course, one thing that seems to set Obama part from his recent predecessors is his ability to keep an inner calm about tough issues.

I always felt like as the director, I gotta be the best at everything.

It's the life of the manager: when you make a decision, and the team doesn't win, the pressure comes. But that's part of the life of a manager and footballers as well.

Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.

Not head coach - Assistant would be very attractive, but I don't think I have the discipline to deal with all the egos and personalities a head coach has to deal with.

It's tougher to be a football coach than the President of the United States. You've got four years as a president, and they guard you. A football coach doesn't have anyone to protect him when things go wrong.

When I was interviewed after I got hired to replace Walter Alston, a future Hall of Famer, I was asked: 'Don't you feel pressure on you?' I said: 'Want to know something? I'm worried about the guy who's going to have to replace me.'

When you're the person who's kind of in charge of everything a lot of the time, it's sometimes nice to get bossed around. It's sometimes nice to have somebody say, "This is what I want you to do" and to stretch your abilities.

After the White House, what is there to do but drink?

Runnin' this game for five years, guess that's why my feet hurt.