Quotes About Initiative

Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help oneself.

Start badly, start scrappy, but just start. You may lose, you may win, but you will never know if you do not begin.

Don't sit back and wait for God to do it all. Ask for His advice, but be prepared to do the hard yards yourself.

You create opportunities by performing, not complaining.

She wasn't a person to whom things happen. She did all the happenings.

A wise man does not wait to be given, but to always give first.

Luck only exists if you create it yourself. Create the opportunities.

We currently live in the generation that does not wait for fortune to work in your favour, but creates your own luck.

You cannot keep blaming the rich people for all of your miseries if you are not willing to act in the first place.

What we hope for includes the wise human leadership and initiative which will, like that of Joseph in Egypt, bring about fresh and healing policies and actions

I'm the hunter," Elena reminded him. "I should go first." "Of course you may go first. When I am dead.

I'll enter first." "I'm the hunter", Elena reminded him. "I should go first" "Of course you may go first. When I'm dead

Less talk, more action, pussycat

Bridges are built over thin air. Someone must lay the first plank, the first brick, take the risk.

On ACTION: "Stop talking;start DO-ing.

On SUCCESS: "Life Rewards the DO-ers and WOW-makers." (TM)

Stepping outside your comfort zone to reach out can have tremendous payoffs. Whether you are building your network of media contacts, writing an opinion piece for a newspaper or blog, arranging a meeting with your local Congressman, or engaged in a media blitz around your latest paper, you'll generate ripples that can lead to surprising and gratifying results.

There have always been haters, Stewart. Hate Jews, hate Blacks, hate immigrants, hate Yagaiists who have more initiative and dignity than you do. I'm just the latest object of hatred. It's not new, it's not remarkable. It doesn't mean any basic kind of schism between the Sleepless and Sleepers.

Our actions are not simply links in a closed chain of causally connected physical events. We have the capacity to be first causes, starting a new chain of cause and effect.

And I ought to stop dreaming about it and start doing it. Right now.

Ask forgiveness, not permission,

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.

Get there first with the most men.