Best 124 quotes in «initiative quotes» category

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!

Well, Jack, we have taken the Macedonian, and your share of the prize, if we get her in safely, may be two hundred dollars; what will you do with it?” Stephen Decatur, commanding the frigate United States, North Atlantic, near the Azores Islands, 1812. “One hundred will go to my mother, sir, and the other I shall spend on schooling.” Jack Creamer, aged ten.

Whenever you are popular just pause and see the reflect

When eagles are silent, parrots begin to chatter.

When do I start?" is the most refreshing thing I've heard in this whole war.

You may start small but don't stay small

Wherever a man comes, there comes a revolution. The old is for slaves.

When it comes to taking the initiative against drudgery, we have to take the first step as though there were no God. There is no point in waiting for God to help us--He will not. But once we arise, immediately we find He is there.

With innovation and initiative we have the potential to change the world for the better.

Your dreams can change the environment which was not conducive for it at first! However it is a good initiative for the dreams that would change one society to be nursed in another environment, before being transplanted to strive in its original environment for the change process to begin!

Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.

Your success is your responsibility. Take the initiative, do the work, and persist to the end.

You see, I have come to believe in self-help, individual initiative, the love of what you do, and the full development of all individuals. I am constantly disappointed by how little we expect of ourselves and of the world.

Above all, as the keynote of all Democratic policy, in passing upon any question, let the controlling aim and ambition be to keep the road open for private enterprise and personal initiative.

A man descending is propelled by inertia; the only initiative left him is whether or not he decides to enjoy the passing scene.

And the God who hears is also the one who speaks. He has spoken and is still speaking. Humanity remains his project, not its own, and his initiatives are always at work among us.

Any state with an initiative process is on our radar.

A man who is willing to commit suicide has the initiative.

An idea is worthless unless you use it.

A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must see to it that its members are educated to personal initiative and adaptability.

Continue to witness to the Gospel every day and commit yourselves generously in the next missionary initiatives in the Diocese of Rome.

Change requires individuals who recognize that new things can be done and who take the initiative to get them done ... The existing bureaucracies, public and private, will not take on the job of changing what is.

Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor.

Fitness begins with initiative and continues with consistency. The six pack abs is a byproduct of being healthy.

Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity.

Force yourself to simplify every initiative, every product, every marketing, everything you do.

Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.

Globalization is a bottom-up phenomenon with all actions initiated by milions of individuals, the sum total of which is globalization. No one is in charge, and no one can anticipate what the sum of all the individual initiatives will be before the result manifest. A global economy can only be the result of spontaneous order.

If they gave a Nobel Peace Prize for work against big tobacco, not just in the industry, but also with the California tax initiative, he really deserves one.

Height gives you the initiative.

I did not know many of the details relevant to the Iran and contra initiatives.

I foresee a Liberal vote so massive and the number of Liberal MPs so great that we shall hold the initiative in the new Parliament.

I had started by imitating a parrot, which is unusual, in that a parrot is supposed to imitate you. By taking the initiative you allow the parrot no alternative but to be itself, which proves again that attack is often the best defence.

If you are greeted then return the greetings more warmly. If you are favored, then repay the obligation manifold; but he who takes the initiative will always excel in merit.

I had never expected that the China initiative would come to fruition in the form of a Ping-Pong team.

I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.

I know that historically our foundation has had great relations with all the administrations.[Bill] Clinton administration did a lot of outreach. The greatest rise in U.S. foreign aid was under the [George] Bush administration, that's where we got the AIDS initiative, which is called PEPFAR.

Initiative is at the heart of manhood

Initiative is as essential to success as a hub is essential to a wagon wheel.

Initiative is the privilege of picking yourself.

Initiative is to success what a lighted match is to a candle.

It is natural for me to ignore autograph seekers, but God wants me to share my testimony card with them and be loving. That power and initiative comes from him.

In moments of crisis, the initiative passes to those who are best prepared.

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.

It is the human potentials that interest me. I travel and everywhere I go I am amazed at the presence of Nigerians. The intelligence, integrity, productivity, initiative.

It was very much an Australian/New Zealand initiative to have a nuclear free South Pacific. And the Americans were very apprehensive about this. So, I explained to them that, as far as I was concerned, this didn't involve any diminution in our commitment to the ANZUS relationship. But David Lange took it further and he barred visits of US nuclear warships to New Zealand.

Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level.

I've never launched any initiative or campaign that people thought was a slam dunk.

I would like to initiate an initiative - the Broadway Annoying Audience Member Relocation Programme.