Quotes About Initiative

At 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my own record. I could start my own label. I could release my own record. I could book my own shows. I could write and publish my own fanzine. I could silk-screen my own T-shirt. I could do this all myself.

I didn't know how to do a press release, so I'd call the local Assembly member and say, 'Hey, can you fax me one of your press releases?' 'Which one?' 'Any one.'

We want to hire people who are self-learners.

I don't make money doing my podcast. I've learned that people want to hire creative people who are already doing something when they approach them.

I assume you know what to do with this. That's why you were hired.

You've just got to deliver the first blow. In football, you're going to get hit. Don't let someone deliver the hit to you. You've got to deliver the hit to them.

But I would not have been the leader that I hoped to be if I hadn't put my name forward to represent this community. You have to be daring.

It's like, you're being given a great opportunity, so take the bull by the horns, do your work and come in here and perform.

Don't be afraid to go up to the hot girl on the beach.

Hungry people are always looking for more. More things to do. More to learn. More responsibility to take on.

Go online and fucking figure it out for yourself because everyone's overworked and understaffed.

You didn't argue with Griffin when there was a plan involved. In this town, Griffin Bing was The Man With The Plan.

big plans require big action

The work had fallen to me, it seemed, because I knew a little more than the next man, and I was willing to do it.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later.

Japan had an energy crisis. I thought, instead of just worrying about it, I should take some kind of responsibility to provide the solutions.

What I respect as far as in myself and in others is the spirit of just doing it. For better or worse, it may work and it may not, but I'm going to go for it. Ultimately I probably prefer to be respected for that than whether it works out or not, either winning or losing.

The worst thing we can do is to do nothing.

The worst thing you can do is sit there and do nothing, right?

Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little.

Never stand and take a charge... charge them too.

I believe one is not going to get anywhere by sitting and planning too much. The point is to keep doing, and what will happen will happen.

The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.