Leader's Role Quotes

The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.

A leader has to lead otherwise he has no business in politics.

As a leader, you get a pat on the back when you make a hard choice.

The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself, then I will understand the challenge of trying to change others. This is the ultimate test of leadership.

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

The leader in a democracy has to keep the people entertained. That may sound like the wrong word, but it conveys the thought.

What is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader. It is the needs of his people.

A leader knows who is outside of the system and needs special help.

Clearly, for an organization to move on, it is the job of the leader to be that sponge that takes the stress from inside and the outside.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the one predictable thing in any organization is the crisis. That always comes. That's when you do depend on the leader: The job of the leader is to build an organization that is battle-ready, that has high morale, that knows how to behave, that trusts itself, and where people trust one another.

The president has an obligation to serve all the people of America.

If a leader cannot give you a clear picture of what he or she sees in the future, that person is not the leader of that organization.

The leader's attitude helps determine the attitudes of the followers.

[N]o real leader can aspire to champion both the logic and the morality of free trade without confronting the practice that undermines both: currency manipulation.

The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.

The President should be focused on making the lives of Americans better. It's what he promised. It's what the country needs.