Initiative Quotes

You don't have to be very brilliant. You don't have to have such a wonderful education. You can be an outstanding success if you will only take what little you have, whether it's little or much, and start using it, putting it into operation, doing something about it, and doing something with it. And, of course, that calls for initiative.

All politicians know that every 'temporary' political initiative promised as a short-term poultice stays on the books forever.

And the God who hears is also the one who speaks. He has spoken and is still speaking. Humanity remains his project, not its own, and his initiatives are always at work among us.

It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.

The European policy is invariably the maintenance of the status quo, and you will do nothing for the subject races unless we, by taking initiative, make you realize that helping us against the Turks is the lesser of the evils.

Initiative is the essence of manhood. Noting comes to the man who is passive, except failure.

Very important thing to keep in mind, that when justice comes and when injustices are remedied, they’re not remedied by the initiative of the national government or the politicians. They only respond to the power of social movements.

Initiative is the privilege of picking yourself.

Deal with just the basic fact: we will never have enough money for lawyers for poor people. So one of our major initiatives has been to develop new technologies that can help people without a lawyer navigate the legal system, and help sort the cases that really need to have a lawyer from those where an individual with some help online, may be able to manage by him or herself.

Wal-Mart announced it will create 10,000 jobs in the United States just [2017] year because of our various plans and initiatives.

Even when other people don’t expect a lot out of you,you have to take the initiative.

Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative.

In our complex world, there cannot be fruitful initiative without government, but unfortunately there can be government without initiative.

The Palestinian people do not beg the world for a state, and the state can't be created through decisions and initiatives. States liberate their land first and then the political body can be established.

I did not know many of the details relevant to the Iran and contra initiatives.

How we view ourselves can often determine the perspective and degree in which we see others and the world around us. Each and every one of us has a view. Such a view, that it can shape the future of others and how they live, dream and look towards the future that we all hope is better and more fruitful than our past. This I believe is a common initiative.

The more baseball the better. It is a healthful sport and develops team play and initiative, plus an independent attitude.

The story line of the Bible is the story line of God taking the initiative in seeking out a people who are His very own.

Some people think that because they do the opposite of what they are asked to do, they have initiative

Beaurocracy destroys initiative.

We have little choice but to move beyond quality and seek remarkable, connected, and new. Remarkable, as you've already figured out, demands initiative.

I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.

What is desired is that the teacher ceased being a lecturer, satisfied with transmitting ready-made solutions. His role should rather be that of a mentor stimulating initiative and research.

Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level.

We will not be dictated to by men with less intelligence, energy, initiative and ambition than we ourselves possess.

Encourage members of your team to take the initiative and act on their own.

Nobody is too important to lead the initiative you say is important.

God alone can make a man a believer. Our part is to accept or reject his initiative.

Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement.

Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.

We must develop knowledge optimization initiatives to leverage our key learnings.

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.

Seizing the initiative can make all the difference between winning and loosing.

One has to take initiative in life to achieve what he or she wants.

Initiative can neither be created nor delegated. It can only spring from the self-determining individual, who decides that the wisdom of others is not always better than his own.

No man [or woman] is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own personal initiative.

Initiative is at the heart of manhood

A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.

Successful people move on their own initiative but they know where they are going before they start.

I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment for hundreds of women of my race. ... I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!

If initiative is the ability to do the right thing, then efficiency is the ability to do the thing right.

Now Carlos Slim, as you know, comes from Mexico. He's given many millions of dollars to the Clintons and their initiatives.

The Greeks... labored under the delusion that their democracy was a guarantee of peace and plenty, not realizing that unrestrained majority rule always destroys freedom, puts the minority at the mercy of the mob, and works at cross-purposes to the effective use of human energy and individual initiative.

The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.

This much is certain... No initiative put in place starting today can have a substantial effect on the peak production year. No Caspian Sea exploration, no drilling in the South China Sea, no SUV replacements, no renewable energy projects can be brought on at a sufficient rate to avoid a bidding war for the remaining oil.

A federal bailout would spare California from having to make spending cuts needed to bring its budget into balance. The matter has become urgent since California voters rejected several tax-hiking ballot initiatives. Rather than taking the vote as a signal to dramatically curtail spending, the state turned to the feds. If they get a free pass, the politicians can avoid fixing any of their past mistakes or preparing California for the future.

Jan Bhagidari is the biggest asset of a democracy. We are increasing it through MyGov, letters from citizens, Mann Ki Baat and other initiatives.

Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor.

I'm amazed by the potential of more companies employing integrated philanthropic initiatives at earlier stages in their life cycle. What if this were done on an even more massive scale? Consider what would happen if a top-tier venture-capital firm required the companies in which it invested to place 1% of their equity into a foundation serving the communities in which they do business.

It is very important for young people not to be afraid of engaging in areas that are not common to the youth. Get involved in local activities, get involved in local initiatives, be involved in leadership positions because you can’t learn unless you are involved. And if you make mistakes that is alright too because we all make mistakes and we learn from those mistakes. You gain confidence from learning, failing and rising again.