Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes

11 quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower on investing, entrepreneurship and motivation.

On investing

• We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength,.

On entrepreneurship

• You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

• The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

• Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

• Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

• In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

• I'll tell you what leadership is. It's persuasion and conciliation, education and patience.

• You don't lead by hitting people over the head-that's assault, not leadership.

On motivation

• In war there is no substitute for victory.

• Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

• Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars.