Quotes About Initiative

There is nothing to be gained by waiting for a better situation. You see where you are and you do what you can with that.

You can't get rich sitting on the bench.

Action makes more fortunes than caution.

The only cure for grief is action.

The golden rule is of no use whatsoever unless you realize that it is your move.

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach.

In January 1999, I proposed an initiative to the Music Industry Forum which I called Communities In Tune. Its aim was to bring community centres to the Internet generation.

They just brought it up to me and said, 'Hey, this is what we're going to do.' They're going to put out a section and call it Judge's Chambers and give them little judge outfits, and we'll see what happens. I think it turned out great.

I will take the lead in turning risks into opportunities.

The sooner we act, the sooner we can start turning the tables on cyberattackers.

Turning nothing into a business is cool.

I think I was probably that kid in the neighborhood who you could expect once or twice a year to be knocking on your door trying to sell you something stupid.

There is never a bad time to start a business - unless you want to start a mediocre one.

Worry less about solutions from the top or the idea that there is a solution, but try to do whatever you can and instill in each action the values that you want to result.

There are no gatekeepers. So all the things we want people to cast us in, we can just make ourselves.

If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait for someone in a cubicle halfway across the country to decide if you're worthy.

When you introduce something new to a country, you want to do it right. Generally, that means you have to do it yourself.

I got a bunch of people together to talk about doing a lot and decided that I really want to throw my hand in and do as much as I can.

Almost 4.25 lakh toilets were built in 2.62 schools nationwide in one year; this gives self-confidence that we can do what we want.

Successful leaders don't start out asking, 'What do I want to do?' They ask, 'What needs to be done?' Then they ask, 'Of those things that would make a difference, which are right for me?'

If you want something new, then come up with a new idea and take action.

If not us, who? And if not now, when?

Quit thinking about what Bobby Lee's gonna do to us and start thinking about what we're going to do to him.

The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive.