#unpopular

There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader. ↗

— Rudy Giuliani

#being #beliefs #characteristic #great #having

The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, not the popular. ↗

— Geraldo Rivera

#journalism #popular #sticking #unpopular #up

You have plaintiffs attorneys, you have defense attorneys. So there is no unified bar that will protect a particular judge who has made a courageous decision that's unpopular. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

#bar #courageous #decision #defense #judge

I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#backed #been #big #big problems #bush

Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and other essential services. ↗

— Bill Delahunt

#both #choice #cuts #drastic #education

I have been unable to live an uncommitted or suspended life. I have not hesitated to declare my affiliation with an extremely unpopular cause. ↗

— Edward Said

#been #cause #declare #extremely #hesitated

The Federal Reserve's job is to do the right thing, to take the long-run interest of the economy to heart, and that sometimes means being unpopular. But we have to do the right thing. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#do the right thing #economy #federal #heart #interest

A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

#differences #feel #freaky #inspired #like

To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path. ↗

— Michael Bloomberg

#almost #always #constant #down #like

At times unpopular measures are needed in order to change behaviour. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#change #measures #needed #order #times