Initiative is the essence of manhood. Noting comes to the man who is passive, except failure. — Dennis Rainey Copy Share Image
“Take action and be brave Theodor for it is fear and inaction that kills.” — Robert Radcliffe Copy Share Image
For change to happen in any community, the initiative must come from the individual. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I want to take initiative; I know my game and I know what I need to do to win. — Frances Tiafoe Copy Share Image
What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life? — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
I got busy with planting saplings after I started the Green Globe initiative. — Vivek Copy Share Image
You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative; the jolliest steamroller will not plant flowers. — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
“Have you ever had a friend in need whose only request was the gift of your presence? When major life changes happen… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Above all, as the keynote of all Democratic policy, in passing upon any question, let the controlling aim and ambition be to… — John W. Davis Copy Share Image
All one needs is a computer, a network connection, and a bright spark of initiative and creativity to join the economy. — Don Tapscott Copy Share Image
When you take out individual initiative, individual responsibility, and the hope that every individual is born with, to better their lives, to… — Niger Innis Copy Share Image
At Cheney's initiative, the United States stripped terror suspects of long-established rights under domestic and international law, building a new legal edifice… — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
Not since the days of George W. Bush's 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' initiatives has America been presented with a project as… — Jeff Goodell Copy Share Image
We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, and they… — Andrzej Wajda Copy Share Image
If a voter initiative can deny gay people access to traditional representative, democratic processes, then in California, any other small, historically disadvantaged… — John Perez Copy Share Image
It is very important for young people not to be afraid of engaging in areas that are not common to the youth.… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Progress will march if we hold an abiding faith in the intelligence, the initiative, the character, the courage, and the divine touch… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Individual initiative alone and the mere free play of competition could never assure successful development. One must avoid the risk of increasing… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
They said that the Negro had no initiative; that he was not a business man, but a laborer; that he had not… — Marcus Garvey Copy Share Image
Because of its exceptional capacity for self-criticism, the West took the initiative in abolishing slavery; the calls for abolition did not resonate… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
People often expect the other person to respond first in a positive way, instead of taking the initiative to create that possibility.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The craziest of all political systems, the unique leader state, has found its deserved end. History will note for eternity that the… — Friedrich Kellner Copy Share Image
Together, let us make this a new beginning. Let us make a commitment to care for the needy, to teach our children… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We have come to world leadership because our people have had the opportunity to develop this nation under a government and a… — Herbert V. Prochnow Copy Share Image
many rules could be made for the giving of orders. Don't preach when you give orders. Don't discuss matters already settled unless… — Mary Parker Follett Copy Share Image
“Traditional corporations, particularly large-scale service and manufacturing businesses are organized for efficiency. Or consistency. But not joy. Joy comes from surprise and… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Frank W. Woolworth once told me that the turning-point in his career did not come until he was thrown flat on his… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
What Habitat does is much more than just sheltering people. It’s what it does for people on the inside. It’s that intangible… — Millard Fuller Copy Share Image
Leaders are problem solvers by talent and temperament, and by choice. For them, the new information environment-undermining old means of control, opening… — Harlan Cleveland Copy Share Image
I believe faith is a human universal. We are endowed at birth with nascent capacities for faith. How these capacities are activated… — James W. Fowler Copy Share Image
Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
God alone can make a man a believer. Our part is to accept or reject his initiative. — John Powell Copy Share Image
Successful people move on their own initiative but they know where they are going before they start. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Well, It's a Communist country, and the Communists do not reward personal initiative...except by execution. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
Take some initiative and snap outside of passivity; consistent small actions have impact. — Darren Rowse Copy Share Image
Informed opponents of Obama's healthcare initiative have expressed dismay at the low level of discourse. — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives. — Mario Monti Copy Share Image
“Stop sleeping, Get to work! You will have much time to sleep when you die.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
