And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership.

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.

You do not become a leader because people follow you. Rather, people tend to follow you because you have leadership qualities. The journey of leadership often starts alone.

“We are not going to get ourselves pushed into a debate about the leadership.”

“The department is imploding and has no respect for each other and no respect for leadership.”

“When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.”

“The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there”

“Leadership is more ? if not much more ? influence, rather than position.”

“We had a total lack of leadership, ... I've turned that around.”

“It's likely that (a leadership race) will take place within a year.”