Kevin Connolly Quotes

I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

I've learned with Donald Trump - take him at his word.

I do believe I have certain strengths as a female CEO, such as having another level of awareness through emotional intelligence.

I think for leadership positions, emotional intelligence is more important than cognitive intelligence. People with emotional intelligence usually have a lot of cognitive intelligence, but that's not always true the other way around.

Your personality as the prime minister feeds through to what you emphasise, and what you don't, how you'll handle a situation - whether you've got the combination of intelligence or instincts to adapt and to make good decisions.

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

I think to some degree one of the strengths of the high tech industry is that people are actually willing to tell you things. When I went to Novell, I didn't know how to be a CEO, so I went in and I called all sorts of CEOs I knew. I called in a favor. I wanted to come by and listen to them tell me what it's like to be a CEO.

There are certain skills that business people have that are - that are, in fact, helpful in - when it comes to being in political leadership.

One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.

He's a tremendous guy. And what's more, he's virtually a genius in the field of management.

I was a biographer of MacArthur and Eisenhower. Eisenhower was smarter. MacArthur was more glib. When MacArthur had a problem, he turned it over to Eisenhower.

The nation needs"a president with brains; one who can make a plan and carry it out.

Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the intellectual clarity and the composure necessary for difficult decisions. One must beware of anyone who is stupid and diligent -- he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always cause only mischief.[

I saw Mr. Lincoln a number of times during the canvass for his second election. The characteristic which struck me most was his superabundance of common sense. His power of managing men, of deciding and avoiding difficult questions, surpassed that of any man I ever met.

It is always important in matters of high politics to know what you do not know. Those who think they know, but are mistaken, and act upon their mistakes, are the most dangerous people to have in charge.

Jayalalitha cannot be misled about anything. She is one of the most well informed persons today in Indian politics.

If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you.

In my experience, the most effective professionals in business and government have the ability to get things done. They're trained to work with multiple stakeholders, to understand how to identify a problem, devise solutions, to compromise and work well with others.

I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met.

Nikki Haley is a proven leader. And that is what she should be judged on.

I think I have learnt more about business from fighting than anything else - from any book, from any, like - fighting is an incredible megastore for doing business.

My mum was a quintessential businesswoman. She taught me problem-solving. She can solve any problem.