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Quotes About Initiative

Más vale matar a la primera rata antes de que la casa se llene de ellas.
~ Paul Levine
By mid-September, after postponing the start of his concert tour until October 24, Paul was leading a crusade against lynching. When Walter White and most other leaders of the black establishment, such as A. Philip Randolph, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Mary McCleod Bethune, refused to back such an initiative, Paul asked W. E. B. DuBois and Albert Einstein to join him in a national call for a mass protest meeting in Washington, D.C. They agreed
~ Unknown
We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds.
~ Paul Ryan
However, children who have not fully developed through the earlier stages—i.e., they have not developed trust, initiative, and an ability to learn autonomously—will grow to doubt their ability to be successful. If they are not supported by caring adults at this stage, they may develop low self-esteem, culminating in a strong sense of inferiority.
~ Unknown
Understanding is a delaying tactic…," as one novelist put it. "Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are afraid of water want to understand. Other people jump in and get wet.
~ Pavel Tsatsouline
Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be the first.
~ Pearl Bailey
They cover a wide spectrum of abilities and traits: being self-aware, trustworthiness, conscientiousness, adaptability, critical thinking, attitude, initiative, empathy, confidence, integrity, self-control, organizational awareness, likability, influence, risk taking, problem solving, leadership, time management, and then some.
~ Unknown
How can we make this happen?
~ Unknown
He's kinda shy. Maybe I should ask him out." "I think it's more traditional for you to trick him into asking you out. That way he feels more manly.
~ Pete Hautman
It is when citizens stop waiting for professionals or elected leadership to do something, and decide they can reclaim what they have delegated to others, that things really happen.
~ Peter Block
responder antes que las demás: ¿qué
~ Peter Guber
One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
~ 1 Samuel 14:1
he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
~ 2 Chronicles 32:3
Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
~ Ezra 10:4