A collection of definitive speeches and one-liners with sources
ranging from U.S. presidents to history's greatest villains, captains of
industry to Albus Dumbledore himself
This collection of speeches and one-liners from some of the world's most
influential minds shows what comes from choosing the right words, and
what truly makes a good leader. Some of the speeches include President
Abraham Lincoln's brief but inspiring Gettysburg Address, Elizabeth I's
stirring speech, and Kennedy's rousing inaugural speech in which he said
the famous words "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you
can do for your country." Other famous entries include great innovator
Steve Jobs sharing his ideas: "You have to be burning with an idea, or a
problem, or a wrong that you want to right;" Mao Tse-Tung's gung-ho
vision: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun;" and Martin
Luther King's optimism: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light
can do that." Also included are more irreverent entries by individuals
such as George Bernard Shaw: "He knows nothing and thinks he knows
everything. That points clearly to a political career;" Groucho Marx:
"Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men--the other 999 follow
women;" and Winston Churchill: "The best argument against democracy is a
five-minute conversation with the average voter."
