“The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.” PeopleBigsFormLeaderJudgingOrdinaryAimDebateSettingSettingsOrdinary PeopleAim High Author:Charles de Gaulle
“Our efforts will only be effective if ordinary citizens in other countries have confidence that the United States respects their privacy too. And the leaders of our close friends and allies deserve to know that if I want to learn what they think about an issue, I will pick up the phone and call them, rather than turning to surveillance.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantCountryStatesUnitedEffortLeaderUnited StatesIssuesCitizensOrdinaryPicksDeservePhonesPrivacyAlliesOther CountriesSurveillanceHave ConfidenceNsaClose FriendsOrdinary Citizens Author:Barack Obama
“No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past. His gigantic qualities set him apart from ordinary humanity; there seemed no danger he feared, no effort too great for his limitless energies.” CountryPastHumanityEnergyEffortQualityLeaderDangerKingsOrdinaryBraveTraditionalBritainHeroicLimitlessAuthentic HappinessMagnanimous Book:Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill: A Brief Account of a Long Life Source: Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill: A Brief Account of a Long Life
“It's not easy, being the best at what he does but still having the humility and desire to be close to those around him. In private, Messi is a great leader, a great captain. Usually the best in any area see things differently but in this case Leo is still an ordinary person and that makes our relationship work. He's the leader of ARG, he has helped us to reach two finals in one year. I have great respect for Messi the person and player.” YearsPersonsDoeStillsTwoDesireEasyLeaderCasesPlayerHumilityOrdinaryAreasFinalsBeing The BestOur RelationshipCaptainsGreat LeaderMessiGreat RespectOrdinary Person Author:Javier Mascherano
“Looking at America's history, ordinary people did something extraordinary. Leaders risked their lives for freedoms that we take for granted today.That's what instills confidence. That's us. We will move forward and prosper because that's who we are as Americans.” PeopleTodayAmericaMovingLeaderOrdinaryExtraordinaryMoving ForwardGrantedWho We AreOrdinary PeopleInstill Author:Scott Walker
“It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him, they are hitting the ordinary masses of the people ... our African brothers and sisters.” PeopleGivingLeaderSupportBrotherDutyMassOrdinaryRegardHittingBrothers And SistersSanctions Author:Nelson Mandela
“The effectiveness of an inspired bishop, adviser, or teacher has very little to do with the outward trappings of power or an abundance of this world's goods. The leaders who have the most influence are usually those who set hearts afire with devotion to the truth, who make obedience to duty seem the essence of manhood, who transform some ordinary routine occurrence so that it becomes a vista where we see the person we aspire to be.” WorldHeartLittlesPersonsSeemsLeaderTeacherInfluenceThis WorldDutyOrdinaryEssenceInspiredDevotionObedienceAbundanceGoodsRoutineAspireManhoodEffectivenessBishopsAdviserVistas Author:Thomas S. Monson
“I do not like to encourage personalized politics, so we would not like it to be thought that just because certain political personalities were attacked, this means the situation is very grave. The true gravity of the situation comes from the fact that ordinary members of the NLD are repressed all the time. We don't want a completely paralyzed political organization, while a select few leaders are protected by international attention.” WantMeanFactsPoliticalCertainAttentionSituationLeaderPersonalityMembersOrdinaryOrganizationInternationalGravesGravityProtectedSelectRepressedParalyzedPersonalized Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“Ordinary people have an extremely important role to play in fighting climate change. Not only can you make your home more energy efficient, drive less, and eat more local food - you can also tell your leaders to take climate action.” PeopleImportantPlayHomeActionFightingEnergyLeaderRolesOrdinaryClimateClimate ChangeLocalsEfficientOrdinary PeopleClimate ActionLocal Food Author:Frances Beinecke
“I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be in the forefront and when there is victory to be celebrated, they should be in the background, allowing their colleagues and the ordinary civilians - the man in the street - to rejoice and to celebrate that victory.” PeopleMenShouldFoundRealizingLeaderStreetsDangerHe ManVictoryOrdinarySouthBackgroundsCelebrateAllowingRejoiceSouth AfricaColleaguesCiviliansGood Leader Author:Nelson Mandela
“Ordinary people like you and me can achieve very little on their own. We need to build support. Even if you are a thought leader and have some good ideas on how to make the world better, and even if you write five or ten books - that won't have much effect unless you have people who are willing to support your ideas.” PeopleIfsWorldNeedsWritingLittlesBookIdeasLeaderSupportFiveAchieveEffectsWillingLike YouTenOrdinaryGood IdeasOrdinary People Author:Thomas Pogge
“You've got a generation of young men - almost all are young men - in situations of great economic hardship, where they don't really have work. The chances of them making a decent life for themselves, of making a family, living in a kind of decent, happy way, are very, very remote. It's very hard for them to ever even have that as a dream, so when people are that deprived of the ordinary hope of human beings, it creates anger. And that anger can be channeled by unscrupulous persons, whether secular or religious leaders, and there's been a lot of that.” PeopleMenWayHumansKindPersonsHardDreamYoungReligiousChanceHuman BeingsSituationLeaderGenerationsEconomicOrdinaryYoung ManDecentHardshipSecularDeprivedReligious LeadersDecent Life Author:Salman Rushdie
“The role of social media is critical because it helps to spread cognitive dissonance by connecting thought leaders and activists to ordinary citizens rapidly expanding the network of people who become willing to take action.” PeopleHelpingActionSocialLeaderRolesMediaWillingCitizensOrdinarySocial MediaSpreadCriticalActivistExpandingConnectingCognitiveDissonanceCognitive DissonanceOrdinary Citizens Author:Simon Mainwaring
“I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.” MenLeaderCircumstancesOrdinaryExtraordinaryFulfillmentMessiahSelf ActualizationOrdinary Man Author:Nelson Mandela
“My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.” KnowsYearsLittlesDreamHouseLeaderSeaMankindNeededCitizensMajorsOrdinaryFencePalacesSuperpowerOrdinary CitizensPicket Fences Author:Imelda Marcos
“Calling Michelle 'Obama Barack's baby mama?' Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren't the only targets. Fox's pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.” PeopleBlackRaceLeaderBabyCallingOrdinaryInstitutionsPatternsBarackTargetBlack PeopleAcceptableFoxesMamaFear MongeringBaby Mama Author:Nas
“Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.” UnderstandingLeaderDemocracyIssuesCitizensOrdinaryVotingOrdinary Citizens Author:Howard Rheingold
“It will not be enough to rely on experts. Ordinary citizens must become experts too. It will take public opinion on a wide scale to ensure that world leaders act.” WorldEnoughLeaderOpinionCommunicationCitizensOrdinaryWideScalesExpertsRelyPublic OpinionWorld LeaderOrdinary Citizens Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“Most leaders are indispensable, but to produce a major social change, many ordinary people must also be involved.” PeopleSocialLeaderProduceInvolvedMajorsOrdinaryProductionsIndispensableSocial ChangeOrdinary People Author:Anne Scott