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title: "12 Undertaken Quotes by 12 authors"
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> [“I have undertaken this project precisely because I am unqualified to do so.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lenson/i-have-undertaken-this-project-precisely-because-i-am-unqualified-to/)

[David Lenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lenson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/david-lenson-231340_quote_i-have-undertaken-this-project-precisely_1691911.jpg)

> [The right actions undertaken for the right reasons generally lead to good outcomes over time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mackey/the-right-actions-undertaken-for-the-right-reasons-generally-lead-to/)

[John Mackey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mackey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/john-mackey-5640_actions_the-right-actions-undertaken-for-the-rig_2842642.jpg)

> [To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-r-luce/to-see-and-to-show-is-the-mission-now-undertaken-by-life/)

[Henry R. Luce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-r-luce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/henry-r-luce-33238_goals_to-see-and-to-show-is-the-mission-now-un_3108712.png)

> [I defend peoples' right to do that in a lawful manner, but I have not undertaken that practice myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-boucher/i-defend-peoples-right-to-do-that-in-a-lawful-manner-but-i-have-not/)

[Rick Boucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-boucher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/rick-boucher-63959_defend_i-defend-peoples-right-to-do-that-in-a-l_2014164.png)

> [A journey by Sea and Land, Five Hundred Miles, is not undertaken without money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-hallam/a-journey-by-sea-and-land-five-hundred-miles-is-not-undertaken/)

[Lewis Hallam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-hallam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/lewis-hallam-90618_five_a-journey-by-sea-and-land-five-hundred-m_1657151.jpg)

> [War should be undertaken in such a way as to show that its only object is peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-tullius-cicero/war-should-be-undertaken-in-such-a-way-as-to-show-that-its-only/)

[Marcus Tullius Cicero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-tullius-cicero/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c34/marcus-tullius-cicero-157_object_war-should-be-undertaken-in-such-a-way-a_728865.jpg)

> [Insofar as there is an anxiety of influence for a biographer, it may be that each new book is undertaken in reaction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacy-schiff/insofar-as-there-is-an-anxiety-of-influence-for-a-biographer-it-may/)

[Stacy Schiff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacy-schiff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cd/stacy-schiff-7881_anxiety_insofar-as-there-is-an-anxiety-of-influe_2423784.png)

> [Researching and writing about the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 was one of the most exciting and involving projects I've undertaken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hobbs/researching-and-writing-about-the-klondike-gold-rush-of-1897-98-was/)

[Will Hobbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hobbs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/will-hobbs-19998_about_researching-and-writing-about-the-klondi_1679640.png)

> [Searches of al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan, undertaken since American-backed forces took control there, are not known to have turned up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barton-gellman/searches-of-al-qaeda-sites-in-afghanistan-undertaken-since-american/)

[Barton Gellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barton-gellman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4f/barton-gellman-3126_afghanistan_searches-of-al-qaeda-sites-in-afghanista_38138.jpg)

> [The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-bellamy/the-dream-of-the-convention-was-born-from-the-that-children-and-their/)

[Carol Bellamy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-bellamy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/carol-bellamy-18064_actions_the-dream-of-the-convention-was-born-fro_2443343.jpg)

> [With the commissioning of new schools undertaken by a local director of school standards, decisions will be fair and transparent, rooted in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blunkett/with-the-commissioning-of-new-schools-undertaken-by-a-local-director/)

[David Blunkett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blunkett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/david-blunkett-4087_admission_with-the-commissioning-of-new-schools-un_2536613.png)

> [A consistent anarchist must oppose private ownership of the means of production, and the wage-slavery which is a component of this system,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/a-consistent-anarchist-must-oppose-private-ownership-of-the-means-of/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/noam-chomsky-42_anarchist_a-consistent-anarchist-must-oppose-priva_2605326.jpg)

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