Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way including George Bush senior Gerald Ford and others including myself and Bill Clinton.

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates ' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

A leader is one who out of madness or goodness volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

We need leadership. We don't need a doubling down on the failed politics of the past.

What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief.

Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important that's what leadership's all about.

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

There's a void of leadership in a lot of Washington. I think one of the reasons why there's so much angst across the country.

Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.

The key to successful leadership today is influence not authority.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction.

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?

The secret to understanding me is I'm not trying to be anybody other than who I actually am. People want candid refreshing leadership. And I've always tried to go with solutions. You know I've always tried to say here's how we get our economy growing here's why we get our debt under control. That's what Mitt Romney is offering.

In our system leadership is by consent not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership.

Character matters leadership descends from character.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership you have to be obsessed in some way.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.