Henry Kissinger on leadership

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

George S. Patton1885–1945Often credited to Thomas Paine

Being a leader is like being a lady, if you have to go around telling people you are one, you aren’t.

Margaret Thatcher1925–2013

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

Colin Powell1937–2021