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The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.

The only prerequisites to leadership are that you remain positive, calm, and open-minded.

We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership.

First organize the inner, then organize the outer ... First organize the great, then organize the small. First organize yourself, and then organize others.

For those who say you're thinking too big... be smart enough not to listen. For those who say the odds are too small ... be dumb enough to give it a shot. And for those who ask, how can you do that?... look them in the eyes and say, I'll figure it out.

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

On every team, there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else. If the tone is positive, you have half the battle won. If it is negative, you are beaten before you ever walk on the field.

Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.

Get the best people and train them well.

So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?

President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.

But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.

My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership.

Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.

The one thing that the President can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. We have all the resources we need right here in this country to establish energy independence if we had the leadership.