Quotes About Initiative

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a person than a secure future.

The record is clear that Bush was aware that the United States, in contravention of its own stated policy, was trading arms for hostages as part of an initiative to reach out to moderate elements in Iran. "I'm one of the few people that know fully the details, and there is a lot of flack and misinformation out there," Bush told his diary on Wednesday, November 5, 1986. "It is not a subject we can talk about.

Opera and church recitals are options, of course, but they require some initiative and arrangement: tickets and schedules and so forth. I am not good at that; it's rather like fixing a three-course meal for yourself - perhaps even lonelier.

You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

You can't stay in your corner of the forest, waiting for others to come find you; you have to go to them sometimes.

It's your fault, Eeyore. You've never been to see any of us. You just stay here in this one corner of the Forest waiting for the others to come to you. Why don't you go to THEM sometimes?

You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for the others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.

Life is a do-it-yourself project

You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spectator....We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.

A practical girl never pines; she takes action.

People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.

I'd like to see the word 'entrepreneur' knocked off its pedestal. Being 'entrepreneurial' is something I look for not only in founders to invest in, but also employees to hire.

If you're lucky enough to have a permanent position, don't feel entitled. Companies value longtime employees' institutional memory, but to be irreplaceable, you must stay invested. Take the initiative and assume new responsibilities.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

Lead by example. Women often wait for permission instead of acting, and I try to encourage bold action.

If you want something, you don't wait for the world to deal it out for you. You take it.

He who desires to make something does not announce his intentions, just turns them into actions.

The bold thought first, and the bold deed will not fail to follow.

Humanity is an experimental initiative of Universe.