Leadership Struggles Quotes

Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.

Membership First's record is one of conflict, division and, ultimately, failure.

I did not expect to encounter what has beset me since my elevation to the presidency. God knows, I have endeavored to fulfill what I considered to be an honest duty, but I have been mistaken; my motives have been misconstrued and my feelings grossly betrayed.

It's the fate of every executive. He gets in on promises and finds that things can't be fulfilled as he hoped.

Life isn't easy, and leadership is harder still.

When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around.

Regardless of how people love to deride politicians, democracy is not an easy gig. My decisions, views and heartfelt principles are dismissed by so many as careerist, opportunist or attention-seeking.

I mean, Emily Harris was his wife. And she seemed to resent his leadership, but on the other hand, she felt like a good soldier, that he had to be the leader.

I cannot imagine a worse job than being president of these Untied States in these most trying of times. President Barack Obama has been under siege from every side for the entirety of his time in office.

I actually understand what a Marine on the ground goes through. I've seen generals and admirals struggle with different situations.

Everyone wants to be loved and liked - but you can't be as a manager.

The little Napoleons in UMNO try to keep out people who are more intelligent than themselves.

Looking back, the most challenging thing for me was actually directing. It's very tough. Being in front of the camera is easy since the director can tell me what to do. But being the director and giving people directions is the toughest thing for me.

It's easier to run for office than to run the office.

There's this joy that comes from sitting down to solve a problem and standing up when it's done and good. Building a company or managing people is never just done.

Turf battles area a staple of every administration

People are difficult to rule, because of their knowledge.

Having stared into the abyss of what it actually means for your life to be the leader of a political party, I'm just full of admiration and respect for anyone who wants to do it.

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

Our job is quite strange in that we hire a coach, and therefore, we're the boss. But coaches tell us what to do, and I think some coaches might struggle with the idea of a girl being the boss and telling them, 'I don't want to see you now. I want to have some time to myself.'

With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses.

Moving from an opposition party to a governing party comes with growing pains. And, well, we're feeling those growing pains today. Doing big things is hard. All of us. All of us, myself included, we will need time to reflect on how we got to this moment, what we could have done to do it better.

There's a lot of things that I think you got to deal with. Hillary Clinton had to put down a rebellion in her own party, then she's going to have to put down the [Donald] Trump rebellion and then try to govern.

Messrs. Washington and Lincoln faced enormous difficulties, but they both gave their lives to make sure America survived.

Another harsh reality of the modern presidency is one we forget when thinking about new presidents. Without exception, they betray their followers—and must do so to stay in office and govern.