Quotes about Initiative

We don't wait for things to happen to us; we happen to things.

As a Spirit-filled believer, you need to take the initiative to treat people the way you want to be treated, not the way they treat you.

In a society that knows about initiative and self-actualization and countless other things, the capacity to lament the death of the old world is nearly lost. In a society strong on self-congratulation, the capacity to receive in doxology the new world being given is nearly lost.

You will never get what you don't ask for. You can't find what you aren't looking for. "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

It's not in the dreaming, it's in the doing.

If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act!

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.

Surround yourself with people who are doers!

Start small and dream big.

If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.

Originality and initiative are what I ask for my country.