Quotes about Initiative
Lean in, back off, but don't do nothing.
— Seth Godin
Life helps those who help themselves.
— Robin Sharma
One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.
— John F. Kennedy
Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.
— John Henry Newman
Leaders grasp nettles.
— David Ogilvy
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in this world are they who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
— George Bernard Shaw
There is a heavy emphasis in Mormonism on initiative, on responsibility, on a work ethic, and on education. If you take those elements together with a free-enterprise system, you've got the chemistry for a lot of industry.
— Stephen Covey
What we guard against around here is people saying, 'Let's think about it.' We make a decision. Then we act on it.
— Sam Walton
There are opportunities around. It takes time and motivation to take them.
— Mark Dever
Nolan Bushnell, the creator of the Atari video game system, once stated, 'Everyone who's ever taken a shower has had an idea, It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it who makes a difference.
— Mark Batterson
Instead of complaining about the current state of affairs, we need to offer better alternatives. [...] we need to stop cursing the darkness and start lighting some candles!
— Mark Batterson
I have no help to send, therefore I must go myself.
— JRR Tolkien