Starhawk Quotes

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

Leadership has a price.

You gain or lose power according to the choices that you make.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

To the victor belong the responsibilities.

The key things are about power and about growing up and realizing as you grow up that there are consequences for the choices you make, especially when you get seduced by power.

With great power goes great responsibility.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

The person who manages the state is me.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's a fact that we have power. Everyone—friend and enemy—looks to see how we use it, how we treat it, how we keep it.

To govern is to chose.

We are defined by how we use our power.

Power invariably means both responsibility and danger.

Think well before selecting your leader, and when you have selected him, follow him. But in case you find his policy detrimental to your interests, kick him out.

To lead or to parent means not being liked sometimes.

There's a lot of sacrifices you have to make to be the boss.

Having power and being in a position of power can really blur your judgement, and it's not always that clear.

Being the leader means you have to make life or death decisions sometimes.

As a brother, a landlord, a master, she considered how many people's happiness were in his guardianship! -- How much of pleasure or pain it was in his power to bestow! -- How much of good or evil must be done by him!

As a commander-in-chief what you do and what you say has real consequences.

Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions.