“If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?” IfsThinkingInspirationalYearsIdeasGoalLeadershipLinesYears AgoSetting GoalsFinish Line Author:Bill Gates
“It's very difficult to evaluate a leader in a very short-term perspective because to be a leader you must be able to have a long-term perspective. You must be able to carry changes which take many years. And this is why you can really only see whether it has been a good leadership after some years have passed.” YearsLongHas BeensAbleDifficultTermLeadershipLeaderPerspectiveLong TermShort TermEvaluateGood LeaderGood Leadership Author:Gro Harlem Brundtland
“Sometimes I'll trust my gut more than my head. Logical information might lead me in one direction and my feelings in another. Whereas I would have followed my head ten years ago, now I'm as likely or more likely to go with my gut feeling. It's ironic - you'd think the opposite would be true as you move to the top but it's not.” ThinkingYearsSometimesFeelingsMightWould BeMovingLeadershipInformationTenYears AgoOppositesIntuitionBeing TrueGutsLogicalIronicLeading MeOne DirectionGut Feelings Author:Donna Shalala
“I have been in Washington for a while now, and most things don't surprise me. The fact that twenty 6-year-olds were gunned down in the most violent fashion possible and this town couldn't do anything about it was stunning to me.” YearsHas BeensFactsPoliticalPoliticsCommunityLeadershipPartyViolenceFashionPolicyEthicsTwentiesTownsSurpriseViolentPolitical PartiesStunningSurprise MePartisanship Author:Barack Obama
“Fate forces its way to the powerful and violent. With subservient obedience it will assume for years dependency on one individual:Caesar, Alexander, Napoleon, because it loves the elemental human being who grows to resemble it, the intangible element. Sometimes, and these are the most astonishing moments in world history, the thread of fate falls into the hands of a complete nobody but only for a twitching minute.” WorldWayYearsHumansSometimesMomentsHandsFallIndividualForceGrowsLeadershipHuman BeingsPowerfulFateMinutesGreatnessElementsAssumingViolentObedienceThreadWorld HistoryAstonishingDependencyIntangibleElementalsSubservientTwitching Author:Stefan Zweig
“Three of the last four [elections], '06, '08, and '12, were disastrous for Republicans. And they were years in which we just we stayed quiet, we went along the get-along, we didn't stand on principle. The only year that was a good year for Republicans was 2010, when we painted in bold colors, not in pale pastels. We stood for principle. I think winning this fight right now is the most important thing we can do to see significant victories in 2014.” ThinkingYearsImportantLastsPoliticalFightingThreePoliticsWinningCan DoCommunityLeadershipJusticePartyPrinciplesFourPolicyColorVictoryRepublicanRight NowQuietElectionImportant ThingsStrategyUnitySignificantIdeologyVotingPalePolitical PartiesPartisanshipGood YearsPastel Author:Ted Cruz
“I can't explain the lack of integrity among some of the leaders of our health care facilities. This is something I rarely encountered during 38 years in uniform. And so I will not defend it because it is indefensible. But I can take responsibility for it and I do.” YearsI CanCareLeadershipJusticeResponsibilityLeaderHistoryGenerationsHealthIntegrityEthicsHealth CareDisabilityUniformsTaking ResponsibilityFacilityLack Of Integrity Author:Eric Shinseki
“I don't think women can have it all. I just don't think so...My husband and I have been married for 34 years, and we have two daughters. And every day you have to make a decision about whether you are going to be a wife or a mother. In fact, many times during the day you have to make those decisions...We co-opted our families to help us. We plan our lives meticulously so we can be decent parents. But if you ask our daughters, I'm not sure they will say that I've been a good mom.” IfsThinkingYearsHas BeensTwoFactsHelpingWisdomRealityMotherAsksParentCommunityLeadershipWorkDecisionFamilyOur LivesWifePlansGenerationsHuman NatureMomHusbandMarriedDaughterUnityIdeologyOur FamilyNot SureDecentMy HusbandOur DaughterTwo DaughtersGood Mom Author:Indra Nooyi
“When a highly successful leader retires after a long career, it is very unlikely that his successor will be of comparable caliber. Anyone of similar ability and drive would have gone somewhere else, instead of waiting in the wings for years for a chance to show his own leadership.” YearsLongShowsWaitingLeadershipChanceAbilityLeaderCareersGoneSuccessfulWingsRetiringUnlikelySomewhere ElseSuccessorsCaliberLong CareersSuccessful Leaders Author:Thomas Sowell
“The kinds of people we need in government are precisely the kinds of people who are most reluctant to go into government -- people who understand the inherent dangers of power and feel a distaste for using it, but who may do so for a few years as a civic duty. The worst kind of people to have in government are those who see it as a golden opportunity to impose their own superior wisdom and virtue on others.” PeopleNeedsFeelsYearsKindMayGovernmentOpportunityLeadershipVirtueWorstDangerDutySuperiorsGoldenInherentCivicsReluctantCivic DutyDistasteGolden Opportunity Book:Controversial Essays Source: Controversial Essays
“Leadership is about making decisions with the information you have, not the information people will have 12 years later, i kind of feel sorry for my friend Jeb Bush.” PeopleFeelsYearsKindLeadershipDecisionInformationMy FriendsSorryMaking Decisions Author:Mike Huckabee
“Events and developments that we have observed in 2014, prove that this year will be very difficult for the world economy, but thoughtful economic policy, diversification and unity between the country's leadership and people guarantee that this year will be successful for us.” PeopleWorldYearsCountryDifficultLeadershipEconomySuccessfulEconomicEventsPolicyDevelopmentProveUnityThoughtfulGuaranteesBeing SuccessfulGuarantees ThatEconomic PolicyWorld EconomyDiversification Author:Ilham Aliyev
“We are so used to multi-tasking. 2014 was probably the most productive year of my life...But I noticed during the last couple of months when I would get alone with God it was hard to do one thing at a time.” YearsHardChristianLastsUsedLeadershipChurchOne ThingMonthsCoupleProductiveOne Thing At A TimeAlone With GodMulti Tasking Author:Francis Chan
“We take in more a week now than we did in two years when I first came to the church.” YearsFirstsTwoChristianLeadershipChurchWeekTwo Years Author:Johnny Hunt
“A 100 years from now the consequences for standing for Jesus will be greater than the consequences of not standing for Jesus today.” YearsTodayChristianJesusLeadershipChurchGreaterConsequenceStanding Author:Mike Huckabee
“Preacher's kids need another consistent voice in their lives over the years.” NeedsYearsKidsChristianVoiceLeadershipChurchConsistentPreacher Author:Andy Stanley
“The reason we're here today is because years ago God broke Reggie Joiner's heart over the state of children.” YearsHeartChildrenStatesReasonTodayChristianLeadershipChurchYears AgoBroke Author:Andy Stanley
“At the moment people get on boats because they flee terror at home and believe the many years' long wait in UNHCR camps is not a valid option, especially if they have children in their care. After the Vietnam War, Australia took a larger humanitarian intake than at any other period in our history. The Australian community accepted that. They were told why we needed to do it, and why it was the only ethical decent policy that a wealthy advanced country should adopt.” PeopleIfsShouldYearsBelieveChildrenLongWarCountryMomentsHomeCareWaitingCommunityLeadershipPolicyNeededPeriodsTerrorHumanitarianAcceptedBoatDecentAustraliaWealthyEthicalCampsVietnamAustralianVietnam WarLong Wait Author:Malcolm Fraser
“When the strongest nation in the world can be tied up for years in a war with no end in sight, when the richest nation in the world can't manage its own economy, when the nation with the greatest tradition of the rule of law is plagued by unprecedented lawlessness, and when the President of the United States cannot travel abroad or to any major city at home without fear of a hostile demonstration - then it's time for new leadership for the United States of America.” WorldYearsWarEndsStatesProblemHomeAmericaLawPoliticalNationsPresidentLeadershipUnitedCitiesUnited StatesEconomyPoliticianMajorsTraditionSightManageUsaStrongestTiedUnited States Of AmericaPresidencyHostileDemonstrationVietnam WarRule Of LawUnprecedentedTied UpLawlessnessTravel Abroad Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Moreover, as the leadership of the House confirmed last year, the Administration remains opposed to a congressional resolution on the Armenian Genocide due to Turkish objections. This approach sends absolutely the wrong signal to Turkey and to the rest of the world.” WorldYearsLastsHouseLeadershipApproachRemainsDuesAdministrationResolutionGenocideLast YearSignalsTurkeysObjectionsTurkishArmeniansArmenian Genocide Author:Patrick J. Kennedy
“Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.” YearsTwoSchoolLeadershipMilitaryTwo YearsVietnamMilitary School Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization.” YearsLeadershipBoysRolesAchieveActivityOrganizationRoseEaglesUndertakingsMembershipBoy ScoutLeadership RolesEagle Scout Author:Frederick Reines
“Leadership can not be measured in a poll or even in the result of an election. It can only be truly seen with the benefit of time. From the perspective of 20 years, not 20 days.” YearsLeadershipResultsPerspectiveBenefitsElectionCan NotPolls Author:Marco Rubio
“Millions of young Americans have graduated from college during the Obama presidency, ready to use their gifts and get moving in life. Half of them can't find the work they studied for, or any work at all. So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?” YearsDifferentUseLastsMovingYoungNextLeadershipHalfMillionsFourCollegeReadyFour YearsPresidencyMoving InGet Moving Author:Paul Ryan
“What's missing is leadership in the White House. And the story that Barack Obama does tell, forever shifting blame to the last administration, is getting old. The man assumed office almost four years ago - isn't it about time he assumed responsibility?” MenYearsDoeStoriesLastsHouseLeadershipWhiteResponsibilityForeverFourMissingOfficeYears AgoBlameAdministrationBarackWhite HouseFour YearsGetting OldShifting Author:Paul Ryan
“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” LifeGivingYearsMaySoulAgeGrowsLeadershipNumbersGrowingLetting GoGiving UpIdealsSkinsAgingHumanitarianOld AgeEnthusiasmBirthdayWiserGetting OlderGrowing OldWrinklesGrowing OlderBirthdays And AgingFunny Old Age BirthdayYouth And Old AgeAge And YouthInspirational AgeAging ProcessGrowing Old GracefullyYouth Life Author:Samuel Ullman
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” LifeInspirationalYearsWisdomDreamHumorInspirationMotivationalActionHappinessSuccessPeaceChangeLeadershipInspiringBusinessCouragePositiveAdventureWindInspirational LifeRegretConfidenceSafeTravelDepressionTwentiesBraveryTradeDisappointmentPersistenceLife ChangingBelieve In YourselfDisappointedTime TravelSailTraveledGraduationComfort ZoneEncouragingSailingEnjoy LifeOur DreamsNot Giving UpFollow Your DreamsNo FearMaking ChangesFollow Your HeartHarborsAdventurousTrust YourselfBe True To YourselfListen To Your HeartGreat TravelInspiring TravelWords Of EncouragementTravel The WorldTravel AdventureAdventure And TravelSeeing The WorldListen To YourselfDreams You HaveLife Is An AdventureNauticalGreat RiskInspirational AdventureGreat AdventureLife AdventureAdventure And LifeLive Life HappyWant To TravelNomadicBoats And SailingFollowing My DreamsNext AdventureFear NoneNew AdventureInspirational VacationAdventurous LifeTravel LightForeign TravelSafe HarborSailing And WindChasing SuccessGreatest AdventureDiscovering ThingsWorld Is YoursExploring The WorldLost Your MindSetting Sail Author:H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.” YearsLastsLeadershipWorstBaseballBrokeLast YearBatsPitchingGarageBaseball PitcherBacking Out Author:Lefty Gomez
“One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.” ThinkingMenYearsInspirationMotivationalLeadershipMinutesPositive ThinkingHe ManPerseveranceAddictionRecoveryEnthusiasmOne ManEnthusiasm For LifeGym Training Author:Edward Burgess Butler
“I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.” YearsPastLeadershipTakenCenturyFamiliarCommandUncertaintyReportsCompanionLeapTerritory21st CenturyBackwardsI'm SadCommand And Control Author:Margaret J. Wheatley