1. “When I was younger, I thought that everything would just come to me eventually, but now I see I have to take the initiative and practice to improve myself.” Jungkook
2. “I’ve always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.” Eddie Murphy
3. “The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.” Stephen Covey
4. “When you believe in what you’re doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference.” Samuel Dash
5. “Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.” Victor Hugo
6. “Successful people move on their own initiative but they know where they are going before they start.” Napoleon Hill
7. “You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man’s initiative and independence.” William J. H. Boetcker
8. “Take some initiative and snap outside of passivity; consistent small actions have an impact.” Darren Rowse
9. “In moments of crisis, the initiative passes to those who are best prepared.” Charlie Morton
10. “Hold up a mirror and ask yourself what you are capable of doing, and what you really care about. Then take the initiative – don’t wait for someone else to ask you to act.” Sylvia Earle
11. “Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act enthusiastic until you make it a habit. Enthusiasm is natural; it is being alive, taking the initiative, seeing the importance of what you do, giving it dignity, and making what you do important to yourself and to others.” Gordon Parks
12. “Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.” Jesse Jackson
13. “I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country’s economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.” Al Gore
14. “Seizing the initiative can make all the difference between winning and losing.” Thomas M. Davis
15. “Mentality is a big part of every game, when you take the initiative and when you drop.” Per Mertesacker
16. “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
17. “Conservatism is the perfect antidote to underdevelopment. Its commitment to individual responsibility, education, hard work, personal initiative, traditional family values and free markets is a universal formula for success in a free society.” Shelby Steele
18. “Social actions mean that you find an issue in your community, and you create an initiative to solve that issue or to help people.” Marley Dias
19. “Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves – who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.” Stephen Covey
20. “Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.” Cesar Chavez
21. “You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.” Abraham Lincoln
22. “Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” Bo Bennett
23. “There are three lessons in philanthropy – one, involve the family, especially the spouse. She can be a remarkable driver of your initiative. Two, you need to build an institution, and you need to scale it up. Choose a leader for philanthropy whom you trust. Three, philanthropy needs patience, tenacity, and time.” Azim Premji
24. “If the initiative is the ability to do the right thing, then efficiency is the ability to do the thing right.” Kelly Miller
25. “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit.” Christopher McCandless
26. “I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a ‘transformer’ in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is a yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader.” Stephen Covey
27. “The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are Initiative, Imagination, Individuality, and Independence.” Eddie Rickenbacker
28. “You’ve got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.” Chris Evert
29. “Innovation is an outgrowth of the 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
30. “I believe to be a leader is to enable others to embrace a vision, initiative, or assignment in a way that they feel a sense of purpose, ownership, personal engagement, and common cause. I was very affected as a child by my father’s positive example as a civic leader who inspired others to share his commitment to improving our community.” Melanne Verveer
31. “Our highest endeavor must be to develop individuals who are able out of their own initiative to impart purpose & direction to their lives.” Rudolf Steiner
32. “Real prosperity comes from everybody in the country working together in a growth model. Real prosperity comes as a result of people’s own initiative and efforts and so forth. Prosperity, if it comes from the government, is not prosperity. It’s an existence or a subsistence or whatever, but it isn’t prosperity.” Rush Limbaugh
33. “When we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.” Barack OBama
34. “Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or conditions. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.” Stephen Covey
35. “Success comes from taking the initiative and following up, persisting, and eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?” Tony Robbins
