Initiative Quotes

• Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

  Victor Hugo

  Life, Wisdom, Follow Your Heart

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• Courage and initiative come when you understand your purpose in life.

  John C. Maxwell

  Champion, Purpose, Winner

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• What is initiative? I'll tell you: It is doing the right thing without being told.

  Napoleon Hill

  Doing The Right Thing, Right Thing

  Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.192, Penguin

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• I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Real change in society must start from individual initiative.

  Dalai Lama

  Real, Hero, Individual

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• Success comes from taking the initiative and following up or persisting.

  Tony Robbins

  Depth, Momentum, Expressing Love

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Jan 22, 2015

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• Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment.

  Stephen Covey

  Self, Empowerment, Form

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.133, Simon and Schuster

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• If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

  Milton Berle

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.

  Barack Obama

  Together, Succeed, Individual

  Barack Obama's speech at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 13, 2012.

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• Initiative is to success what a lighted match is to a candle.

  Orlando Aloysius Battista

  Success, Candle

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• Leadership is people taking the initiative, carrying things through, having ideas and the imagination to get something started, and exhibiting particular skills in different areas.

  Charlotte Bunch

  Skills, Ideas, People

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• Take stands, take risks, take responsibility.

  Muriel Siebert

  Responsibility, Risk, Taking Responsibility

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• Innovation is an outgrowth of initiative, and initiative - taking positive actions in a belief that your actions can make a difference - is a big part of confidence.

  Rosabeth Moss Kanter

  Innovation, Making A Difference, Belief

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• Our highest endeavour must be to develop individuals who are able out of their own initiative to impart purpose & direction to their lives.

  Rudolf Steiner

  Purpose, Able, Individual

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• For change to happen in any community, the initiative must come from the individual.

  Dalai Lama

  Community, Individual, Happens

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• If you create an environment where the people truly participate, you don't need control. They know what needs to be done and they do it. And the more that people will devote themselves to your cause on a voluntary basis, a willing basis, the fewer hierarchies and control mechanisms you need.

  Herb Kelleher

  Leadership, People, Needs

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• Take some initiative and snap outside of passivity; consistent small actions have impact.

  Darren Rowse

  Impact, Marketing, Action

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

  Kelly Miller

  Efficiency, Ability, Ifs

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• Initiative is key. Anybody who wants to be somebody is going to work as hard as they can to fulfill that dream.

  Puff Daddy

  Inspirational, Dream, Keys

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• Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

  Jesse Jackson

  Leadership, Courage, Time

  1984 Democratic National Convention Address, delivered 18 July 1984, San Francisco

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• When you believe in what you're doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference.

  Samuel Dash

  Believe, Differences, Imagination

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• You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

  Edwin Louis Cole

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Edwin Louis Cole (1998). “Profiles in Courageous Manhood”, Albury Pub

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• Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.

  Stephen Covey

  Thinking, People, Leader

  "Our Children and the Crisis in Education" by Stephen R. Covey, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2010.

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• Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience, and enthusiasm.

  Wilferd Peterson

  Courage, Honesty, Attitude

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• Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

  Robert Foster Bennett

  Inspirational, Leadership, Workers

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