Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt. Ron Fournier
Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes. Carly Fiorina
If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity. That's a harsh statement, but I believe it to be true. Tony Campolo
I want American Dream growth - lots of new businesses, well-paying jobs, and American leadership in new industries, like clean energy and biotechnology. William J. Clinton
The more that social democracy develops, grows, and becomes stronger, the more the enlightened masses of workers will take their own destinies, the leadership of their movement, and the determination of its direction into their own hands. Rosa Luxemburg
I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy. Dee Dee Myers
My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership. James Dobson
The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership. Gerry Adams
I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed. Margaret J. Wheatley
I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of any situation. Margaret J. Wheatley
I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences. Margaret J. Wheatley
Most people associate command and control leadership with the military. Margaret J. Wheatley
The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it. Mao Zedong
It's really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the same time. William Hague
Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. Jesse Jackson
Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it. Omar N. Bradley
I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. Benjamin Carson
But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement. Ibrahim Babangida
If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history. David Suzuki
Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain. George Will