Action always beats intention- Thomas Edison, American inventor and entrepreneur
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man’s initiative and independence- Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer, politician and president
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, Russian ballerina
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher, writer and poet
Initiative is doing the right thing without being told- Victor Hugo, French poet