Quotes about "Leadership & Influence"

I'm not one to say many good things about Obamacare, but one of the nice things in it is it does give a tremendous amount of authority to the secretary of HHS. ”

When you're from an unknown place, I think it's hard for you to believe it's possible. You think you have to go to L.A. or New York to make it, but I don't think that's true. I'm glad to be an example that you can make it from where you are. All you need is talent and hard work. ”

I started off as an actor thinking that I would be this Romeo, this dashing leading man. It turns out that I'm a character actor. ”

When I first started working with World Vision, I would sit down and talk with them about issues that concern any part of the world. MSF told me about what was going on in North Korea. I also support AIDS and breast cancer charities. ”

Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life. ”

Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves. ”

We respect the role of the Senate. We respect the authority of the Senate to look at the qualifications of Judge Roberts, and at the end of the day I'm optimistic that if given a fair hearing and a fair opportunity, that he will be confirmed. ”

There are, for example, exemptions in FOIA in which the government can withhold certain kinds of information, and the courts have recognized that there is certain documentation that do deserve protection, that certain privileges do apply and do deserve protection. ”

Example is leadership. ”

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. ”