“I've tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders.” SometimesMy OwnPartyLeaderIndependenceCongressOpposing Author:Collin Peterson
“Behind the big names of twentieth-century literature there stands a shadow cabinet of writers waiting to take over once the Wind of Change has blown. My own vote goes to Hugh Kingsmill as leader of this opposition.” BigsLiteratureNamesWaitingMy OwnBehindsLeaderCenturyWindShadowVoteOppositionTwentieth CenturyCabinetsWinds Of Change Author:Hugh Kingsmill
“My own take on it is that government will never adequately represent every person in the country. It can't. It's not possible. It's a multicultural, multifaceted society in which we live. The country, I think, thrives because it's willing to embrace many ideas at the same time, but once a decision is made you will be unpopular with many people. The business of our political leaders is to go ahead and make a decision and let the chips fall where they may. That's a very hard thing to do.” PeopleThinkingMayPersonsMadeIdeasCountryHardGovernmentPoliticalFallMy OwnDecisionLeaderWillingEmbraceThings To DoThriveChipsHard ThingsPolitical LeadersMulticultural Author:Kelsey Grammer
“I definitely think men can be leaders. I see an analogy in the case of what helped me think about racism, which was to find parallels with sexism. In other words, I don't think I was such a great ally until I got mad on my own behalf.” ThinkingMenMy OwnLeaderCasesRacismMadSexismAlliesBehalfParallelsAnalogies Author:Gloria Steinem
“What if I don't want a leader? Where does that vote go? I do good on my own. I don't want to be led.” IfsWantDoeMy OwnLeaderVoteWhat If Author:Doug Stanhope
“As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a consensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom; a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.” PersonsRememberRealizingMy OwnBehindsLeaderOpinionHeardDiscussionConsensusFlocksShepherdsAxiomsNimble Author:Nelson Mandela
“I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgments.” I CanUseMy OwnLeaderPromiseJudgmentIndependenceCriticalFacultyEducateI PromiseIndependence Of Thought Book:Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Source: Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark