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“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.”
William Hutchinson Murray
“The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.”
Harry Browne
“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.”
William Pollard
“Never relinquish the initiative.”
Charles de Gaulle
“You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.”
Chris Evert
“New Zealand was colonized initially by those Australians who had the initiative to escape”
Robert Muldoon
“It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.”
Wangari Maathai
“My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.”
Charles Barkley
“Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement.”
Louis D. Brandeis
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