Legacy of Leadership Quotes

To give credit to Lincoln for moral progression seems beyond the facts and unnecessary for our appreciation of this arguably greatest of all American presidents.

If your leadership isn't all about you, it will live beyond you.

I hope in the end that people will remember what Reagan said: that if he could get 80 percent of what he wanted, you call it a win and move on.

A leader is someone whose actions have the most profound consequences on other people's lives, for better or worse, sometime forever and ever.

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.

The Trump name is now going to mean something else.

Naming a national forest after Ronald Reagan is like naming a day-care center after W. C. Fields.

For Ronald Reagan, the Presidency was the role of a lifetime. He was the star of the planet.

Some might argue that it's unfair to judge Hillary Clinton for the policies her husband championed years ago. But Hillary wasn't picking out china while she was first lady. She bravely broke the mold and redefined that job in ways no woman ever had before.

Statesmen are judged by history beyond contemporary debates.

This Sonia Gandhi thing should be seen in perspective - the people of India have an emotional attachment to the family. And why not? Three of the five Congress prime ministers belong to that family. The people empathise with the family name.

Whether you like it or not, you will leave a leadership legacy.

My mother did what all great leaders do: She sparked the growth of future leaders.

One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'