Ruthless Leaders Quotes & Sayings

I go with the most interesting thing that comes my way,I don't expect it to come from India to tell you the truth, but if it did, fine by me. — Christoph Waltz

Guerrilla leaders win wars by being paranoid and ruthless. Once they take power, they are expected to abandon those qualities and embrace opposite ones: tolerance, compromise and humility. Almost none manages to do so. — Stephen Kinzer

Leaders need to have a ruthless commitment to resolving relational conflict regardless of how bad it feels. — Bill Hybels

Charge for something and make more than you spend. — Marco Arment

Nobody has a right now to say that the Hindus are not liberal to a fault. — Swami Vivekananda

Heroes are men who admit to being difficult to live with, who demand extremely high standards in every aspect of their lives, who are natural, effortless leaders, strong men, men with prestige and intelligence, whose faults are likely to be manifestations of strength and power. He is the master of his life; he is in control. Whether his sphere of influence is the boardroom or the mountains, the sea or the stage, the hero dominates it with his personality, his intelligence, and his quick, hard-honed grasp of every situation. A hero can seem arrogant and short-tempered, ruthless, tough, even cruel
he can be quite unlovable at first. — Robyn Donald

Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to. — Beau Willimon

Damn, Ian was already there. I braced myself as he came out from behind the RV. He sniffed, his nose wrinkling. Then he looked over me and my blonde captive, grinning.
"Managed to squeeze in a golden shower along the way? How lecherous, I'm impressed."
"Save it" I said crisply. — Jeaniene Frost

The world has become more complex as technology and easy travel mixes cultures without homogenizing them. — Norman Spinrad

I studied with the Maharishi for many years, and really didn't learn that much. But one thing that he taught me, I'll never forget: 'ALWAYS ... ' no, wait
'NEVER ... ' no, wait, it was 'ALWAYS carry a litter bag in your car. It doesn't take up much room, and if it gets full, you can toss it out the window.' — Steve Martin

Oh Lord, we thank Thee for this thy gift of lobster Newburg. And grant us also, if it be Thy will, control of the Hudson Ohio Railroad.'
'But we ain't wanting control of the Hudson Ohio, Sean softly objected.
'True,' said Gabriel Love, 'but the Almighty doesn't need to know that yet. — Edward Rutherfurd

You know what we need?"
I was sitting between Eddie and Lissa, on our flight from Seattle to Fairbanks. As the shortest-marginally-and the mastermind, I'd gotten stuck with the middle seat.
"A new plan?" asked Lissa.
"A miracle?" asked Eddie.
I paused and glared at them both before responding. Since when had they become the comedians here? — Richelle Mead

The real struggle is not between the right and the left but between the party of the thoughtful and the party of the jerks. — Jimmy Wales

Drink lots of water, and nap. I've made some really big messes along the way, whether on the academic side or on the media side. It hasn't been a straight path. But a lot of those mess-ups have led to opportunities, so I guess I'd say be fearless, and keep bottled water with you, so you don't dehydrate. — Melissa Harris-Perry

She is one of those people who have found serenity because they have never tried to dodge suffering. — Margaret Campbell Barnes

There were serious environmental problems left over from the Industrial Age, and the deterioration of the global climate seemed to coincide with political leaders who grew increasingly ruthless. The worst of these was Marko III, known to his American subjects as The Magnificent. — Jack McDevitt

Trust everyone, but always cut the cards. — Benny Binion

Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul. — Ezra Taft Benson

Certain songs have been written years apart, but they have a natural continuity to my mind. — Elvis Costello