Quotes and Sayings About Initiative

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

#Men #Waiting #Initiative

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.
-- Anna Pavlova

#Success #Hard Work #Initiative

The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.
-- C. Northcote Parkinson

#Men #Life Is #Initiative

Whoever lacks the initiative to read books stifles his own selfhood,
-- Carl F. H. Henry

#Book #Initiative

In moments of crisis, the initiative passes to those who are best prepared.
-- Charlie Morton

#Preparation #Moments #Initiative

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

#People #Initiative

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

#Imagination #Chess #Initiative

The dynamic, creative present, however conditioned and restricted by the effects of prior presents, possesses genuine initiative.
-- Corliss Lamont

#Creative #Initiative #Genuine

Real change in society must start from individual initiative.
-- Dalai Lama

#Real #Hero #Initiative

Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level.
-- David Harsanyi

#Levels #Nannies #Initiative

Initiative is at the heart of manhood
-- Dennis Rainey

#Heart #Initiative #Manhood

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

#Men #Essence #Initiative

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

#Want #Initiative #Achieve

Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.
-- Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

#Loss #Initiative #Disadvantages

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.
-- Eddie Murphy

#Confidence #Self Confidence #Initiative

This individual does not know where initiative ends and rocket-propelled idiocy begins.
-- Elizabeth Moon

#Doe #Rockets #Initiative

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

#Iran #Details #Initiative

Of all social institutions language is least amenable to initiative. It blends with the life of society, and the latter, inert by nature, is a prime conservative force.
-- Ferdinand de Saussure

#Conservative #Language #Initiative

The term ‘reconciliation’ describes the atonement as springing from the initiative of God Himself.
-- Geerhardus Vos

#Atonement #Initiative #Term

Positive response from some of our exporters and holders of free funds in response to some of the turnaround initiatives ... in particular the favourable exchange rate policies.
-- Gideon Gono

#Initiative #Rate #Policy

A man descending is propelled by inertia; the only initiative left him is whether or not he decides to enjoy the passing scene.
-- Guy Vanderhaeghe

#Men #Initiative #Scene

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

#Important #Initiative

Faith and initiative rightly combined, remove mountains, barriers and achieve the unheard of and the miraculous.
-- Henry Chester

#Mountain #Initiative #Achieve

Genius is initiative on fire.
-- Holbrook Jackson

#Fire #Genius #Initiative

Nobody is too important to lead the initiative you say is important.
-- Jack Welch

#Important #Initiative

Any state with an initiative process is on our radar.
-- Jennifer A. Hillman

#Animal #Initiative #States

If you can defend, counter-attack and take the initiative then you become a more dangerous player.
-- Jo Durie

#Player #Initiative #Dangerous

The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success.
-- John Engler

#Congratulations #Michigan #Initiative

Above all, as the keynote of all Democratic policy, in passing upon any question, let the controlling aim and ambition be to keep the road open for private enterprise and personal initiative.
-- John W. Davis

#Ambition #Politics #Initiative

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

#Initiative #Efficiency #Ability