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Quotes About Proactive

I'm capable of screwing things up by trying to solve all the problems in advance instead of simply taking care of issues as they surface. I
~ Sue Grafton
Solving large, difficult problems may earn you a reputation for skillful negotiation, but Sun Tzu asserts that this supposed achievement is actually a form of failure, and having true wisdom means preventing difficult problems from arising in the first place. Ironically
~ Sun Tzu
He had vowed then to find a life that meant something, rather than waiting around for life to find him.
~ Susan Wiggs
If you can defend, counter-attack and take the initiative then you become a more dangerous player.
~ Jo Durie
Leaders stay informed of current events, and they should anticipate challenges based on those events.
~ Harold G. Moore
You get results by exploiting opportunities, not solving problems.
~ Harvard Business School Press
When I turned 30, due to my father's heart history and my family genetics, I vowed to start seeing a cardiologist every year and just really be proactive and take my own heart health into my own hands.
~ Jennie Garth
The Protect America's Schools Act is not the only answer, but it is a positive step forward in preventing tragedies.
~ Mark Meadows
We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.
~ Anne Wojcicki
Israel will continue to act proactively to prevent the transfer of heavy missiles or advanced air defense systems from Syria to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which, of course, carries the risk of a military showdown.
~ Ehud Barak
The key to project success is being proactive. Instead of waiting for others to tell you what to do,
~ Stanley E. Portny
A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure. -Ganner Rhysode
~ Michael A. Stackpole
Any role that's proactive is a great role, and action roles are by their very nature proactive. You get to do stuff. I hate sitting in a corner - I'd much prefer an action role in a popcorn movie rather than pining in a corner not doing anything.
~ Helen Mirren
Proactive giving is what you do when you've found your passion. It expresses your values, interests and concerns. It engages not just your dollars, but also your mind, time, skills and networks - the philanthropic equivalent of leaning in, rather than leaning back. Most importantly, proactive giving is something you want to do.
~ Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Ramona was the sort of girl who was always early because something might happen that she didn't want to miss.
~ Beverly Cleary
Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.
~ Julie Bishop
Rather than spending a reasonable amount of time proactively acknowledging and addressing the fears and feelings that show up during change and upheaval, we spend an unreasonable amount of time managing problematic behaviors.
~ Brene Brown
I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.
~ Ian Rankin
We care a lot more about not having the disease than treating it.
~ Anne Wojcicki
Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
~ Stephen Covey
Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.
~ Stephen R. Covey
If you want to be an action person be proactive rather than reactive...
~ Stephen Richards
I believe we can proactively choose to believe whatever we want instead of merely letting our beliefs coalesce as reactions to events.
~ Steve Pavlina
I'm the kind of person who doesn't wait for opportunities to fall from the sky.
~ Tinashe