Proactive Quotes

“You can and should shape your own future; because if you don't, someone else surely will.”

“The challenge for us is to get ahead of the curve, not just to react to events.”

“Do not wait for your ship to come in - swim out to it.”

“Sometimes you have to force your luck.”

“Do not wait for the right opportunity: create it.”

“It is always cheaper to do the job right the first time.”

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”

“You can't sit on the sidelines and wait for somebody to throw you a bone.”

“I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time.”

“I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.”

“Get your retaliation in first.”

“I'm the kind of person that if I'm not getting something that I need from somewhere, I don't cry about it, I go and find it.”

“I always said that if I have a chance to do something, I will do it.”

“If you don't have a plan, you become part of somebody else's plan.”

“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”

“I was never one for sitting around, waiting for things to happen.”

“I don't sit around complaining about the lack of good roles. I'm a craftsman. I can always find something to do.”

“Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.”

“Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.”

“I like to be the guy that makes things happen.”