Quotes about "Leadership & Influence"

I've always thought like I'm really a 3-feet-high comic trapped in a leading man's body... but then I played Nicholas Nickleby, and suddenly I was heroic. ”

I've often thought I'm a short music hall comedian stuck in a leading man's body. ”

You lead with direction, and you try to lead by example. I try to be there when things are not good and obviously share the spoils of success. ”

In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy. ”

China is beginning to act more like a world citizen. We need China to be more active on the world stage. For example, we should want China to be a bigger participant and a bigger shareholder in the IMF. We should want it to be an even more active participant in the G8 and G20. ”

What we have achieved is a good example of how the right policies deliver. ”

As a lawyer and a former prosecutor, I know the limits of the power and authority of the president. I know what is legal and what is not. ”

Leading Christian theologians such as Augustine and Aquinas were not what today might be called 'strict constructionists.' Rather, they celebrated reason as the means to gain greater insight into divine intentions. ”

Whether they are actual poets or their music exemplifies a poetic sensibility, generally speaking, the Americana artist shuns commercial compromise in favor of a singular vision. Which resonates with me. ”

I've always said that Guy Clark is a regional songwriter without being regional. He's global. His craft is like, well, Larry McMurtry would be an example. I kind of see Guy Clark and Larry McMurtry in the same wave. ”