Power & Leadership Sayings

151 sayings found from the Modern era from 151 authors

The average American doesn't want to know about the details of foreign policy. They just want to know that we're strong and that we're safe.

— Richard Nixon 1972
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What I cannot follow are the manic-depressive fluctuations from total control to no control, from the serialization of all elements to chance.

— Igor Stravinsky unknown
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I am as strong as a bull moose, and you can use me to the limit.

— Theodore Roosevelt 1912
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A leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do and like it.

— Harry Truman 1950s
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The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

— Charles de Gaulle Unknown
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The Fascist State expresses the will to exercise power and to command.

— Benito Mussolini 1932
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What I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but rather the unconscious, the mystery of the instinctive in the human race.

— Edvard Munch Early 20th Century
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The only way to ensure peace is to be strong.

— David Ben-Gurion N/A
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Israel has to be strong enough to make sure that no one will try to exterminate us again.

— Golda Meir 1970s
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Even in the strongest currents, one must strive to keep one's footing.

— Emperor Hirohito Uncertain, likely during or after the war
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As long as there is an Empire, there will be no peace.

— Haile Selassie N/A
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The true measure of a society is how it treats its weakest members.

— Julius Nyerere Undated
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We must unite to build a strong and prosperous Africa.

— Patrice Lumumba 1960
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Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?

— Joseph Stalin 1934
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

— Indira Gandhi Uncertain
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I kill because I am a king, and a king must rule.

— Shaka Zulu c. 1820s
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People do make their luck by daring to follow their instincts, taking risks, and embracing every possibility.

— Estee Lauder Unknown
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Hard paths produce rare leaders.

— Madam C.J. Walker Unknown
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I've always had a strong bias towards action.

— Sam Walton Unknown
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The white man is afraid of us. He is afraid of our power. He is afraid of our spirit.

— Sitting Bull Unknown
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