Quotes About Follow-through

Words without action mean nothing. I'll show you.

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?

The biggest mistake is trying to pinch down on the ball and ripping out a big divot, often hitting the ground before the ball. You'll dig up some turf, but you won't create much backspin.

I know very few people who, when they say they want to do something, end up doing it.

knowledge without follow-through is worse than no knowledge at all.

This is what happens when people like you get all carried away with follow-through: if you gardened like me and just bought a bunch of plants, brought them home and let them die you wouldn't be in this kind of trouble." "You don't have any tomatoes," she pointed out. Which is true enough, I suppose, but then—neither does she.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Don't make threats unless you intend to follow through.

To apply spin with security, you must learn to make a snug bridge with your forefinger looped over the cue. When you hit the cueball, follow straight through; don't let your cue rise in the air after impact.

Leadership and greatness comes to those who follow-through. Who stand for near-flawless execution.

There's a difference between standing up and telling people what you're planning to do and standing up and going and accomplishing something.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

There are seven essential behaviors that form the first building block of execution: Know your people and your business. Insist on realism. Set clear goals and priorities. Follow through. Reward the doers. Expand people's capabilities. Know yourself.

Knowledge without follow-through is worse than no knowledge at all. because if you're guessing and it doesn't work out you can just say, shit, the gods are against me. but if you know and don't do, you've got attics and dark halls in your mind to walk up and down in and wonder about. this ain't healthy, leads to unpleasant evenings, too much to drink and the shredding machine.

As important as follow-through is for establishing credibility, it's also an essential ingredient in sustaining it. Buyers expect sellers to check in with them after the sale is made and the order is filled. Even satisfied buyers feel abandoned if sellers don't circle back to check on them.

Finishing what you started is important.

If we keep on 'making statements' and not really doing the work, we are going to be in trouble.

I'm very much a creative person, but you've got to do the follow-through. A lot of people start out with an exciting thing and they want to take over the world, but really the people who do take over the world have a good plan of how to get there and the steps along the way.

Nice seeing you, Eddie. We must have lunch sometime.' I've always found it curious how many people, when they are clearly in an unrivalled physical and mental state to arrange a lunch or drink, don't do so, but merely say that they should.

Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel.

Anyone can start something; very few people can finish.

A goal without real consequences is wishful thinking. Good follow-through doesn't depend on the right intentions. It depends on the right incentives.

I've given it to, maybe ten of them have actually opened the book and done the exercises. Of those ten, seven have had books, movies, TV shows,

Don't forget that in pushing policemen into duck ponds the follow through is everything.