Quotes About Initiative

Pray like it depends on God and work like it depends on you." But there are others, such as, "Criticize by creating," "Thou shalt offend Pharisees," and "Catch people doing something right.

If we want to see God move, we need to make a move. If it seems like God isn't moving in our lives, maybe it's because we aren't moving. But if we make a move, God will move heaven and earth to honor our faith.

you wait until you're ready, you'll be waiting the rest of your life. You'll never find perfect conditions, and you'll never be ready. My mantra? If you get a green light from God—go, set, ready!

God's love is proactive. He doesn't wait for us to get our act together. God always makes the first move. And we're called to follow suit.

If you want to see God move, make a move.

Fear can paralyze you, but you must start moving, do something, anything, even if it's wrong. Start moving, then the brain will take over.

You can lead, with or without, a title. If you wait until you get a title, you could wait forever.

My challenge to you: Get ready to lead and opportunities to lead will not be your problem.

The future depends on what you do today.

The future begins today.

So, you could call me optimistic and hopeful and probably just a little bit naïve, but I'm coming from the space that the best way to predict the future is to get out there and just do it yourself.

But I will tell you that I didn't go to Washington to sit around and wait for Congressional action. Never done that before, and don't plan to in the future.

It's exciting to take control of your future instead of waiting for the phone to ring.

Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.

Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.

Moving first is a tactic, not a goal.

Too many people have a wonderful dream and just talk about it rather than do something about it.

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

What women rightly long for is spiritual and moral initiative from a man, not spiritual and moral domination.

Let every man or woman here, if you never hear me again, remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and with what you are. He who would be great anywhere must first be great in his own Philadelphia.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

You need to be intentional. You need to live life on purpose. Dont just wait around to see what everyone else is going to do and then follow the crowd. Stir yourself up, make a decision, and get going!