Quotes about Initiating Change

There are three kinds of companies: those who make things happen; those who watch things happen; and those who wonder what's happened.—Anonymous

Voters want to get things done.

We can always begin again.

When you feel as though you can't do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it's just a simple step, and don't stop at the beginning.

You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spectator....We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them

A practical girl never pines; she takes action.

Let me but make a beginning, let me but strike the world in a vulnerable spot, and I can take it by storm.

Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don't I take a step and move forward.

As part of our renewal - we need to fight problems, not just wait for them to take place.

I can't sit around and wait for the telephone to ring.

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and there's nothing doing, so I decide to make something happen by lunch.

We need to take a breath and find big ways and small ways to get active.

You have people that make suggestions you got people that do things.

We begin by beginning, I guess

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

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

The only hard thing is to begin.

I believe fully that if you want to do something, you just go do it. You can sit around, think about it, waiting until things are perfect, wringing your hands, dithering and hesitating and slowly twisting your panties into a perfect little fisherman's knot. Or you can get up off your lazy fucking ass and do something. What's the worst that can happen?

It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

None of us—not you, not me—is here to stick a toe in the water. We're here to make waves.

Sitting on my butt waiting on opportunities won't do me any good.

I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

Ideas without action are worthless.