"Real affection comes from the face. Those political leaders, when they meet, they are always hugging, but not very genuine. Deep, sincerity comes from face and eye."
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"The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and liked to inspire fear."
"The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world."
"A leader can`t move a country that`s not ready. You can`t make the waves, but when you see them coming, you can help direct them."
"The weaknesses of the many make the leader possible."
"The more intense a spiritual leader's appetite for power, the more he is concerned to limit it to others."
"Everybody is full of crap. The coin of the realm is being full of crap. The best people - being full of crap are our leaders and our superstars."
"The first White House Correspondents' Dinner that we went to as a cast of the West Wing , Barack Obama wanted to meet us beforehand. We were all in this room at the hotel and when the President came in, Martin bowed. Like, a royal bow to the President. And the President did the same thing back to him! It was one of the coolest moments ever to see the President, the leader of the free world, come in and bow right back to Martin Sheen with a big smile."
"I am not the representative of guerrilla in this hemisphere. I would say that the representative would be Fidel Castro which was the leader of our revolution and who had the most outstanding role in the direction of the revolutionary struggle and directs the strategy of the Cuban government."
"Don't follow leaders, watch your parkin' meters."
"There is one ray of hope. It seems to me that today the responsible leaders of the several peoples have, in the main, the honest will to abolish war."
"Most leaders are indispensable, but to produce a major social change, many ordinary people must also be involved."
"Time and energy. Those are the most valuable sacrifices leaders can make."
"The role of the leader is to foster mutual respect and build a complementary team where each strength is made productive and each weakness irrelevant."
"All things being equal, the primary competitive advantage of your business will be your ability to grow Leaders Without Titles faster than your industry peers."
"If I'm a leader, I have a mission."
"I love the Mexican people; I respect the Mexican leaders - but the leaders are much sharper, smarter and more cunning than our [American] leaders."
"In all great leaders there is a purpose and intensity which is unmistakable."
"An institution that suffers from a plethora of leaders is surely in a bad way."
"We need to be clear when we venerate entrepreneurs what we are venerating.They are not moral leaders. If they were moral leaders, they wouldn't be great businessmen."