Quotes About Initiative

Achievers are not afraid of failure but the fear of not starting.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky

Great change always comes down to the actions of a single person.

Don't just stand there with a stupid look on your face, do something useful with a stupid look on your face.

It won't suck itself - Arisen Book 9 - Allie

action makes all the difference. (Chapter 1)

People in Oklahoma don't wake up every morning wondering what the government is going to do for them.

Any attempt at action is better than inaction. An attempt can go wrong, but inaction inevitably results in failure

The time to begin most things is ten years ago.

If everything was determined by the common human condition, by social and cultural categories, and by chance, it would be useless to reflect on ways to make one's life excellent. Fortunately there is enough room for personal initiative and choice to make a real difference. And those who believe this are the ones with the best chance to break free from the grip of fate.

If you have absolutely no idea of which direction to move in, move in any direction.

He moves fastest who moves alone.

Education spending will be most effective if it relies on parental choice & private initiative -- the building blocks of success throughout our society.

If you don't see a clear path for what you want, sometimes you have to make it yourself.

No. No. No. This ruins a child. Firmness, consistency, and patience are vital. However when it comes to a child's curiosity, individuality, or initiative there should never be any discouragement.

Don't wait to be sure or you'll miss the boat, hop on and move, move, move.

rule number eight: noting ventured, nothing gained

Sometimes you just have to start being the main character.

Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is.

We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world.

America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance.

But its consequences for stability are fraught with danger. How can we continue the welcome advances of plural voices and opinions, initiative and innovation, without at the same time driving ourselves into a crippling paralysis that could undo this progress very quickly?