Twenty-eight years in business and you understand the importance of problem solving and the importance of efficiency because if you don't become efficient you don't run a business well and you are out of business. And I think some of those principles could be applied to leadership in Washington.

In the military I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough important assignments.

The 9/11 Commission recently released their report citing important changes which need to be made to improve our nation's homeland security. I voiced my disappointment with the House leadership when this report was left until after the August recess for action.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very very important part of leadership.

The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.

As far as Iraq the important thing is that the Taliban is gone in Afghanistan three-quarters of the al-Qaida leadership is either dead or in jail and we now have Saudi Arabia working with us Pakistan working with us.

Not everybody is created equal and it's important for companies to identify those high potentials and treat them differently accelerate their development and pay them more. That process is so incredibly important to developing first-class leadership in a company.

I believe that we as the leader of the Free World must provide important leadership on the ethical parameters the ethical constraints that this research requires.

Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates.

This is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight but I think it once again points out how very important style of leadership that is the way he does what he does is to his perception.

I talked about the need for American leadership I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years and needs a strong American anchor.

I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive strong and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch the antithesis of leadership.

Nixon was an awful president in many ways including in some of his foreign-policy choices. But he left no doubt that foreign policy and America's leadership in the world outside its borders was of paramount importance to him.

Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important that's what leadership's all about.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.