Quotes about Initiating Change

There are three kinds of people," he wrote later, "those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

I've nearly started!

You have to invest. You can't sit back.

The more you talk about investing problems, the worse you feel. Instead of complaining, it's better to do something.

I definitely feel like I'm at that point where it's nice to not have to sit at home and wait to be invited to the party, but to be creating work for yourself.

There is only one argument for doing something; the rest are arguments for doing nothing

He who would be free must strike the first blow.

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, _because_ it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow.

Someone must lead the way.

Great is the art of beginning.

But to take no action is to fail for sure. I might as well get started. My first step is to choose my attitude.

I'm the kind of person who doesn't wait for opportunities to fall from the sky.

So many opportunities are born from not asking permission.

You can have many great ideas in your head, but what makes the difference is the action.

When opportunity doesn't knock, create a door

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

Ends and origins are not inherent in the world. It is you, not the world, who calls the shots in this respect. Wherever you make a start, however, you may be sure that an enormous amount will have happend already. And whenever you call a halt, a great deal will carry on regardless.

The worst thing you can do is nothing.

I'm the kind of guy that jumps at an opportunity.

When you find yourself in those situations where you have to take action in a crucial situation, you just do it.

I want results and I know how to get them. He's always telling me to ask. Tonight I'm asking.

Der Augenblick muß es ergeben." "Wenn aber kein solcher Augenblick kommt?" "So führe ich ihn herbei.

I will either find a way, or make one.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.